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Me & Emma stands amongst the most evocative memoirs of childhood abuse and neglect to be put on the page. This is the story of eight-year old Carrie, whose unselfconscious narration of her life in small town North Carolina brings the reader painfully close to the horrific treatment that she, and her younger sister Emma, endure from their violent stepfather. However, this is fiction and as with all the best thrillers it has a disturbing twist to its tale. And yes, it really is shocking – the reader is kept guessing as author Elizabeth Flock ratchets up the pace and emotional tension right up to the sad denouement. If the book has one fault it is that, at times the voices of the children can become precocious and are less convincing as a result, but this does not detract from a novel that, overall, is well crafted, moving and atmospheric. |
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Elizabeth Flock - Me & Emma