I don't think I have the words to do this book justice. I went into it thinking it would be a story about domestic violence and a woman escaping an abusive relationship but it turned out to be so much more than that. Alethea may just be one of my favourite characters ever, with her wit but also her vulnerability and self awareness and it is bittersweet that I have to say goodbye to her. I did have some difficulty understanding the Trinidadian creole the book was written in but I feel like it lent an authenticity and intimacy to the book and made me feel so much closer to the characters. All in all, this is probably one of my favourite books of the year