276°
Posted 20 hours ago

Little Disasters: the compelling and thought-provoking new novel from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Anatomy of a Scandal

£9.9£99Clearance
ZTS2023's avatar
Shared by
ZTS2023
Joined in 2023
82
63

About this deal

Jess claims that Betsey had not been feeling well after taking a minor tumble at home and that her husband had asked her to bring the baby in out of an abundance of caution. Till Liz asks her about the bump at her baby’s head that she didn’t mention it before, she gets in panic and gives indecisive answers. Liz, brilliant pediatrician having another crazy train ride of day during her shift and she meets one of her friend Jess brought her baby to the emergency room. Little Disasters deals with Anxiety and Post-natal depression with the rose-tinted glasses stomped on. J. Clarkson (Jessica Jones, Succession) and stars Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery and Rupert Friend.

Little Disasters, which grips and guides readers into dark moments of motherhood, is the novel most deeply rooted in Vaughan’s own life.And to be fair, the novel does provide a fairly realistic depiction of postpartum depression and anxiety. She appears suspicious and evasive when questioned and says she was never aware of the injury from the fall six hours earlier. You aren’t told how the birth can leave a permanent scar on both the mind and psyche, how the sleepless nights wear you down, and the constant second-guessing of whether you are doing it right. Jess’s mental breakdown is distressing and you feel her pain as she tries to wipe away her problems with antibacterial spray. The author looks at mental health and anxiety in mothers from all angles and treats the subject respectfully.

There is tension and emotion as the novel builds to a twisty and unexpected climax and thankfully there is reconciliation, forgiveness and professional help for Jess. Women have written to Vaughan, saying that Disasters helps explain these deep and alarming shadows of motherhood. It’s a shame that Vaughan’s best writing is only displayed during the last ten percent of Little Disasters. Anatomy came next, and it led readers to a place where personal and professional experiences collide. The story is told in alternating viewpoints; both Jess and Liz, varying across timelines, so that the suspense pulls you in, and brings you along from start to finish.

In her last novel, Anatomy of a Scandal, Sarah Vaughan used a rape trial to explore attitudes to women and their sexuality. As with many books that try to be thrillers or quasi-thrillers nowadays, I felt like this book had one twist too many.

Asda Great Deal

Free UK shipping. 15 day free returns.
Community Updates
*So you can easily identify outgoing links on our site, we've marked them with an "*" symbol. Links on our site are monetised, but this never affects which deals get posted. Find more info in our FAQs and About Us page.
New Comment