A review by mbmayo
We Spread by Iain Reid

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Penny is an elderly woman who has found herself alone for quite some time after the death of her partner and friends. After she suffers a fall herself, she is moved to a long term care residence, Six Cedars. 
The book is told through Penny's eyes and we readers are left wondering whether her fears, paranoia and lost time are real and sinister or a merely a symptom of dementia? Reid's prose leaves either possibility open.
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