Daisy seemed a distant observer type character until we got glances of terrible things that she’d done. I found it hard to connect with both the narrators. Daisy had a heart problem and Martha a mental illness. She then goes back and recalls her life and her mental illness. For Martha the book starts when her husband leaves her. Then Daisy recalls various summers with the help of VHS video tapes left for them to watch. Daisy is at her family reunion but is ignored by everybody. Daisy is a child whereas Martha is an adult. Daisy Darker summaryīoth books were told in the present day first person with flashbacks. With a wicked wink to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Daisy Darker’s unforgettable twists will leave readers reeling. And an hour later, the next family member follows… Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets, before the tide comes in and all is revealed. Then at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. Finally back together one last time, when the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. Here’s the Goodreads summary of Daisy DarkerĪfter years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island.
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