Review 357: Unsettled Ground

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars



Quite a sad story about 51-year old twins still living with their mother. Jeannie can't really read, as she stayed at home so much during school years. Her mother Dot said she had a heart condition and really had to watch herself to not let it beat too hard. The book opens with Dot's death and the twins have to figure out how to manage since her death caused a cascade of secrets flowing out, many with owing money. 

There's a bit of a twist as the book goes along. Dot, well her brother too, were frustrating characters. I'd say Dot was more aggravating, but then again, she didn't get the education and socialization that she should with her mother keeping her at home as she was growing up.