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An odd story. [Unnecessarily semi-spoiled by the NYRB back cover synopsis...] I’m grateful for the Afterword by Andrew Solomon that did a nice job of explaining Caroline Blackwood’s understated sleight of hand and the extent to which aspects of this book and its characters are reflective of her own personal tastes and experiences (Solomon knew Blackwood personally). She does indeed dupe both her characters and her readers in some interesting and unexpected ways.