Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Apparently "imposters" is one of my favorite plot themes so when Who is Maud Dixon? was compared to Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley, it went right to the top of my huge TBR pile. Alexandra Andrew's first novel is guaranteed to be a best-seller.
FIRST LINE: "Madame Weel-cock?" Her left eyelid wrenched open, and warm yellow light flooded into the crack. Her vision was crossed by a blurred figure in white. She shut her eye."
THE STORY: Maud Dixon, the anonymous best-selling author of "Mississippi Foxtrot" needs a new assistant. She chooses Florence Darrow, a young woman who escaped to New York to make something of herself but has been stuck in a low level publishing job. One of the perks of the job is the chance to travel to Morocco to research a new book.
WHAT I
THOUGHT: I haven't devoured a book in a long time. When I finished this one, I felt like I had just gotten off a roller coaster ride. The first half is like an anxiety inducing slow climb to the top and then a free fall followed by unexpected twists and turns first right and then left all the way to the ending.
None of the characters are particularly likeable, but they are unpredictable and interesting. The writing is crisp and clever. Descriptions give the reader a real feel for locations.
BOTTOM LINE: Don't read the reviews. It will spoil the fun. Just get a copy and read it. You will not be disappointed. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
DISCLAIMER: A
copy of was provided to me by Little Brown and Company/Net
Galley for an honest review.
Language : English
Hardcover : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 0316500313
ISBN-13 : 978-0316500319
THE AUTHOR: Alexandra Andrews has worked as a journalist, editor, and copywriter in New York and Paris. Who Is Maud Dixon? is her first novel. She lives in New York with her husband and daughter.
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