The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

I really enjoyed this book. It is an easy, quick read and very well written.

It tells the story of Esme and Kitty Lennox who are born in colonial India. Esme has always been the more spirited child while Kitty conforms to her mother's conservative wishes. When typhoid fever claims their young brother's life the family return to Edinburgh. Esme becomes more rebellious and refuses to conform to polite society much to her family's dismay. She regularly confides in her sister, Kitty, about how stifled she is by rules and conformity. When an incident at a party upsets Esme, Kitty tells a doctor that Esme has hallucinations and they send her to mental asylum. She is 16 years old.

For some 60 years, Esme is left at the asylum forgotten by her family. It is only when the asylum is closing that her niece, Iris, is called on to collect her. Iris didn't know she had an aunt, yet finds her surprisingly sane when they meet. Once Esme finds out Kitty is still alive and living in a nursing home with Alzheimer's, she requests to visit her. The family secrets are at risk of being finally exposed.

The Home Filez rating.... 4 stars!