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Such witty writing I didn‘t expect! Most of the characters are quite disagreeable, but Fremlin sketches them in such an amusing way. Any caretaker of young children will relate to the exhausted and harried protagonist. 😵‍💫

Though I knew Ms. B was up to no good, I didn‘t see the twist coming. 🫣

I get the Fremlin love! @LeahBergen @Cathythoughts What should I try next?

I was not expecting this mystery novel to be so humorous! I rarely laugh out loud while reading, but I‘ve laughed several times already and I‘m only on pg. 39.

I bet a lot of moms thought this in the 50‘s, but didn‘t dare express it aloud. 😅

People & pets fed, bread machine loaded, dishes done, Target pickup order placed, second pot of tea brewing…..I‘m diving into the tagged novel at last. 😊

@Cathythoughts 👀 Thanks for putting Fremlin on my radar.

A smart, perfectly-structured book of domestic terror, & a perfect way to cap off #CloakAndDaggerChristmas. I never wanted to leave Louise's sleep-deprived mind. The writing is superb & shot through with mordant humour. I love the ironic references to the psychological trends that were part of the 1950s discourse. With gender roles clearly demarcated in this era, the real monster in the house is the husband, imo. Hit him with a frying pan, Louise!

Thanks to the #TBRtarot challenge again for making me pick up a book I own and have been meaning to read for awhile! @CBee

It's also (sadly) the last book I can squeeze in for #CloakAndDaggerChristmas for the wild card prompt 🎄🗡️

Up Next: Starting the tagged book, winner of the 1960 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel. Thank you @suvata This is the Blind Date With A Book you sent me!

A sleep-deprived mother of two young girls and a baby, and an oblivious husband take in a lodger. She soon become suspicious of the lodger but between the chaotic household routine and her exhaustion, are all the sinister going-ons part of her imagination? Good plotting and great atmosphere, it also portrays the challenge of motherhood in the 1950s with a little humour. The tension and suspense mounts slowly, the writing rambles a bit, 👇

In my current read, Louise is a young housewife with two young daughters and a baby who cries every night, leaving her awake to nurse her baby intermittently. Already lack of sleep for weeks, she is overwhelmed by domestic chaos, prying and complaining neighbours, and a growing suspicion of her new lodger. She cannot differentiate between dream and reality and things turn serious when she ‘keeps losing her baby‘.

#MayMovieMagic #whereismymind

I‘ve just started reading this 1960 Edgar mystery award winner with my best friend for our “long-distance book club” (she‘s in 🇺🇸, I‘m in 🇨🇦).

Thanks for the recommendation, @Cathythoughts !

#TimbitTunes #BuildingaMystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Originally published 1958, the mystery builds as Louise , exhausted mother of three , takes in a lodger. Eerie, suspenseful, brilliant, clever & so readable. 👍🏻
#Booked2019 #nightorientedtitle I would highly recommend this one 👍🏻✅

A strung out 1950‘s mother of 3 , takes in a lodger. I never heard of this writer before,very cleverly the tension builds ... #booked2019 #nightorientedtitle I think this is the one for me for this prompt.... I can‘t put it down ( good sign ?! ..... 👍🏻♥️

#Booked2019 as I‘m actually enjoying Friend Request #SocialMediaFocus so much , I decided to get Three Little Lies ( same author)
Also, my #nightorientedtitle has now changed to tagged book recommended by an IRL Bookclub friend who has similar book tastes to me ..... ♥️👍🏻... all good 😊

For anyone wistfully wishing to be a 1950s housewife here's a bucket of cold water based on Freeman's own experience and published in 1958.

Louise's baby will not sleep through the night. Trying to care for baby, daughters and husband she is almost going insane from exhaustion. When a new lodger raises her suspicions, she is unsure what is reality and what is waking nightmare. Social satire and psycologial horror in a gripping thriller

I was just thankful to finish this book - it didn‘t live up to its ‘masterpiece‘ review and was really difficult to read. Had lots of excess conversation information which I didn‘t think of was needed for only 241 pages it took me weeks to read

Just this book to finish then these will all be my November reads - I‘ve attempted the bullet journal aspect as inspired by Clwojick! One of my aims is to not have so many unread books sat on my shelf! #november #bookworm #bulletjournal

Found this cool first edition at my favorite antique store today! I've never heard of it but apparently it won the #edgaraward PLUS it's about a 60s housewife who thinks she's losing it which is one of my fave tropes. I'm really looking forward to this one! Does anyone know anything about it?