The book was a bit long but I enjoyed it. Thanks to its circuitous structure between pasts and present, you could see exactly where it was going, which made it a bit slow.
Poor Michaela, abandoned by both parents, and especially by her detective father Christopher, eventually committed suicide in a Montreal Metro after completing the circle.. she had learned the truth about her detective father’s car accident from Eli, and had also told Lilia why she had been abducted by her father when she was 7. Michaela’s story was particularly sad because she lived in Montreal, and was an outsider without a decent job because she had never been able to learn French. She was a native Montrealer, uncared for by anyone, including the state.
As for Eli who followed Lilia to Montreal based on a letter from Michaela, his rudderless personality eventually found a rudder from his Montreal experiences. Throughout the book, I was amazed at how strongly people were drawn to Lilia, including Eli of course.
If one enjoys analyzing books, this one is full of ideas.
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