She imagines being pretty, being loved, having children of her own…. Incredibly lonely, Marion resorts to a colourful fantasy world of daydreams. “Her brother once said if the human race in general shared Marion’s disposition, it was unlikely they would have evolved much beyond the level of jellyfish.” She adores him and fears him in equal measure. He in turn is sometimes tolerant of Marion, though he is also bullying and emotionally abusive. She has never had affection, romance, or even the attention of anyone other than her older brother John. She is accompanied only by the myriad soft toys that she calls her friends. Sadly, she still sleeps in the twin bed she has always had. The siblings meander through the squalor, hardly noticing…Īt the age of fifty-four, Marion looks years older. The large Georgian house has become dirty and neglected in the years since their parents death. She has never worked, and her practice of watching daytime television while munching on sweets has made her overweight. Now that her parents are both dead, she lives with her brother John. For the majority of her life she was unloved, sometimes tolerated, but never appreciated. Born to wealthy parents, she has always lived in the house where she grew up in a northern English seaside town. In this compelling debut thriller we first meet Marion Zetland. Physical affection wasn’t encouraged, however, in the Zetland family, and she soon felt herself peeled off with extreme delicacy.” “…she wrapped her arms around Mother’s angular hips for comfort.
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