Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads Elizabeth Is Missing author Emma Healey. But with Maud's dementia progressing, it is not easy to hold on to the clues. You're right Sanity. She is also living with dementia, which plays havoc with her memory but hasn’t yet diminished her strong stubborn streak. The other part of it covers Maud’s childhood, which she is looking back on. Save money on clothes, holidays, days out, pregnancy and baby gear, homeware, garden furniture and more with exclusive deals! Does it get better? On the web chat thing everyone was really in love with it.
Turning detective, she sets about trying to solve the mystery of her friend’s disappearance. I enjoyed the book too and was quite impressed at the author's portrayal of dementia. A woman affected by dementia struggles to solve the disappearance of her friend. And what about Elizabeth? Maud's best friend Elizabeth has disappeared, but as she tries to solve the mystery, dementia threatens to erase all the clues, giving the search a poignant urgency.80-year-old Maud is funny, loyal and endearing. Despite her meticulous system of recording her discoveries on post-it notes, she can’t shake the feeling that she has lost a crucial clue that would unlock the mystery of Elizabeth’s fate. Was she missing or what!?
Will the police take her seriously, or is Maud going to have to turn detective herself?Maud is convinced something terrible has happened to her best friend ElizabethCan Maud ever solve the mystery of what happened to her sister? She had had a stroke and was in hospital. It would be a rash to write it off based on other peoples assessments - especially since there isn't unanimity I really enjoyed it. If you're not enjoying it, give up because it won't get any better than that. I don't think Sukey was shagging Douglas but Frank must have thought she was. I thought it was v cleverly done.To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.Share how you’ve been reuniting with your family with McCarthy & StoneShare your favourite places to visit in the UK with Parkdean ResortsSee what MNers thought of Laundrapp home delivery laundry servicesElizabeth is Missing [Warning from MNHQ - this thread may contain spoilers] This novel is quite creative and an unusual mix of several genres, since while the mystery is the lead genre, you also can find humor, romance, drama, even horror, maybe on this last one, not as you can expected but certainly it has elements truly horrific and creepy. Yes she could have had many years to find out the truth. Photograph: Katherine Rose. And was Sukey shagging Douglas?
Published on Fri 6 Jun 2014 04.00 EDT. My mother has severe dementia and although everyone's dementia is different, I thought she stretched credibility beyond breaking point in her treatment of dementia in order to weave her plot - over and over again - not so much the speech patterns as the sleuthing plot line.... Glad to hear others have struggled (sorry folks). Maud had all these theories of what had happened to her and went to several different lengths to find her (the police, placing an ad in the paper etc) but never thought of the one obvious place she could be - hospital. Might cut my losses , ah well think I only paid 2 quid or so. I hated it. Elizabeth is Missing Summary and Study Guide. With Glenda Jackson, Maggie Steed, Sophie Rundle, Liv Hill. Have seen The Miniaturist but not tried that yet so will give a sample a go thanks.I've started it twice (a cheapie on my Kindle) & still haven't gor beyond about page 50. Plus Elizabeth was never even missing in the first place. Wasn't sure I would given the dementia bit. Maybe before that she had just accepted that Sukey wasn't coming back and moved on with her life?Fab, so Sukey in garden. Having read just the top few posts, i will have a hard time bothering now. Found all the repetition frustrating. And to those of you who finished it, well I admire your stamina. I hate giving up on a book. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. I found this very overrated book very tiresome to read. Elizabeth's son was not a very nice person and was just waiting for her to die. Oh I loved it. And yes massive plot hole although maybe that fits with the cliche of people with dementia remembering the past in great detail but not really living in the present. It is a strangely superficial read I agree. Emma Healey’s Elizabeth Is Missing is a novel with a varied sort of storytelling. So disappointed, it started off well when I got the sample too.I finished it, but didn't really enjoy it that much. It was also darkly and funny. What happens to sukey is all I want to know but just cannot be arsed to trawl through the remaining 34 or so percent. Elizabeth wasn't really missing. Well I did read it to the end and, apart from ending up buried in Elisabeth's garden, I I persevered with it as it had won a prize but was unimpressedI liked it! This programme is not currently available on BBC iPlayer
Not sure why I feel so bad about giving up on a book, its not like I need to give the author personal feedback or anything Can you give me a potted version of how it ends Molly? I felt the ending … Elizabeth is missing!!! When her best friend Elizabeth fails to turn up for a shopping trip, Maud is certain something terrible has happened. It is a huge plot hole which hadn't occurred to me until you mentioned it. A novel narrated by … Directed by Aisling Walsh. Or should I cut my losses.