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La señora March

La señora March

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  • Author：Virginia Feito
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Summary

Who is Mrs。 March？

George March’s latest novel is a smash。 No one could be prouder than his dutiful wife， Mrs。 March， who revels in his accolades。 A careful creature of routine and decorum， she lives a precariously controlled existence on the Upper East Side until one morning， when the shopkeeper of her favorite patisserie suggests that her husband’s latest protagonist—a detestable character named Johanna—is based on Mrs。 March herself。 Clutching her ostrich leather pocketbook and mint-colored gloves， she flees the shop。 What could have merited this humiliation？

That one casual remark robs Mrs。 March of the belief that she knew everything about her husband—and herself—thus sending her on an increasingly paranoid journey that begins within the pages of a book。 While snooping in George’s office， Mrs。 March finds a newspaper clipping about a missing woman。 Did George have anything to do with her disappearance？ He’s been going on a lot of “hunting trips” up north with his editor lately， leaving Mrs。 March all alone at night with her tormented thoughts， and the cockroaches that have suddenly started to appear， and strange breathing noises 。 。 。 As she begins to decode her husband’s secrets， her deafening anxiety and fierce determination threaten everyone in her wake—including her stoic housekeeper， Martha， and her unobtrusive son， Jonathan， whom she loves so profoundly， when she remembers to love him at all。

Combining a Hitchcockian sensibility with wickedly dark humor， Virginia Feito， a brilliantly talented and， at times， mischievous newcomer， offers a razor-sharp exploration of the fragility of identity。 A mesmerizing novel of psychological suspense and casebook insecurity turned full-blown neurosis， Mrs。 March will have you second-guessing your own seemingly familiar reflection in the mirror。

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Reviews

Cindy ，

Not my cuppa。 Many others like it though so don't let my low rating stop you from giving it a try。 Not my cuppa。 Many others like it though so don't let my low rating stop you from giving it a try。 。。。more

Pamela ，

Had promise， but crashed and burned at the end。

Cat ，

Very hard to rate this one。 Not at all what I expected。

Marta ，

Can’t say I enjoyed the trip through Mrs。 March’s head， but this novel was cleverly conceived。

Shayla Scott ，

4。25 rating！ I really liked this book better than i thought！

Nancy ，

This book was just too creepy for me。 Mrs。 March is a very unlikable character。

Kingston Bowen ，

What a debut！

Bookworm Erica ，

Eh。 Glad it was over

Hannah C。 ，

There is no mystery in this book because nothing ever gets solved。 It’s full of confusion and the rather quick descent of a woman into full-blown paranoia and madness。 Which was annoying because I hate not understanding the plot at the end of a book。 What was the point of this？ Is Jonathan following in her footsteps of mental illness？ Is George REALLY the murderer？ Can’t decide between a 2-3 star rating。

Kerry A ，

More books could end the way this one did， but they simply aren’t brave enough

Trish ，

This is perhaps the most well written novel I have read all year， maybe even in several years。 Feito's writing style reminds me of Magda Szabo， The Door。 Her descriptions are fulsome， evocative and she doesn't shy away from the unseemly， but leaves enough unsaid to keep you guessing。 I did not realize that this book was a suspense novel until about a quarter of the way into it I realized Mrs。 March's point of view may not be very reliable。 Having said that， I think it is is the best kind of susp This is perhaps the most well written novel I have read all year， maybe even in several years。 Feito's writing style reminds me of Magda Szabo， The Door。 Her descriptions are fulsome， evocative and she doesn't shy away from the unseemly， but leaves enough unsaid to keep you guessing。 I did not realize that this book was a suspense novel until about a quarter of the way into it I realized Mrs。 March's point of view may not be very reliable。 Having said that， I think it is is the best kind of suspense novel since I really could not figure out what was going to happen next。 It is better written and more unsettling to read than the current best selling suspense writers like Lucy Foley， Lisa Jewell and Paula Hawkins （not that these aren't fun， but I put them in the entertaining Beach Read category）。This is a perfect for book club as there is so much to discuss i。e。 what things really happened and what didn't， what were Mrs。 March's real motivations， and of course the ending。 Looking for a well written novel and a page turner to boot I highly suggest this one。 。。。more

Roxanne ，

Excellent thriller。One of my favorite reads in 2021。

Shelley ，

Top-notch writing and tightly constructed。 I related to Mrs。 March much like I do to Flannery O'Connor's characters。 She's appalling and very unattractive at times but I could never manage to hate her because she's so human， and， if the reader is being honest， uncomfortably relatable。 My students used to laugh derisively at the old grandmother in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" who meticulously chooses her outfit based on what would make a good impression should she wind up dead in a ditch from a c Top-notch writing and tightly constructed。 I related to Mrs。 March much like I do to Flannery O'Connor's characters。 She's appalling and very unattractive at times but I could never manage to hate her because she's so human， and， if the reader is being honest， uncomfortably relatable。 My students used to laugh derisively at the old grandmother in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" who meticulously chooses her outfit based on what would make a good impression should she wind up dead in a ditch from a car crash。 I think my students were too young at the time to realize that this impulse is lurking in them， too。 Poor Mrs。 March。 （view spoiler）[ Like a Flannery O'Connor character， I was hoping to see her redeemed or vindicated in the end—no such luck！ （hide spoiler）]3。5 stars 。。。more

Krondokiller ，

I don't know why I read this book。 I'm even bothered by the cover art。 （I saw two covers: One featured torso of woman dressed in dated， odd dress that made me question the era of the story--1950s？; the other featured wool gloves and I thought her mint gloves were kid leather。） Anyway， the story was unsatisfying。 Readers are retained so fully within Mrs。 March's head that we can't assess reality。 It was a good start--having your precious self-image blown up by a shopkeeper--but then the story jus I don't know why I read this book。 I'm even bothered by the cover art。 （I saw two covers: One featured torso of woman dressed in dated， odd dress that made me question the era of the story--1950s？; the other featured wool gloves and I thought her mint gloves were kid leather。） Anyway， the story was unsatisfying。 Readers are retained so fully within Mrs。 March's head that we can't assess reality。 It was a good start--having your precious self-image blown up by a shopkeeper--but then the story just whirred around endlessly in self-delusion to an outcome that was no surprise。 None。 。。。more

Jo ，

Malgré une intrigue un peu prévisible （surtout à la fin）， ce livre est absolument dingue。 L’écriture est remarquable : à la fois angoissante et addictive。On plonge dans l’esprit dérangé d’une femme qui sombre vers la folie et c’est délicieusement trippant。 À découvrir en 2022 ！

Sue ，

At first， Mrs。 March reminded me of Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen， but there was something more disturbing about Mrs。 March。 She seemed more desperately untethered than Eileen， more in need of help， and I was disturbed to watch this woman completely unravel while everyone around her failed to step in and do something about it。 I'm guilty of watching the train wreck， but I found it depressing and disturbing。 At first， Mrs。 March reminded me of Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen， but there was something more disturbing about Mrs。 March。 She seemed more desperately untethered than Eileen， more in need of help， and I was disturbed to watch this woman completely unravel while everyone around her failed to step in and do something about it。 I'm guilty of watching the train wreck， but I found it depressing and disturbing。 。。。more

Claire ，

Fantastic。 Engrossing， bitter， twisted。 Absolutely loved it。

Veronica RB ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The main character in this book is so hateful， yet at times so naive that it’s hard to have a final opinion about her。 Mrs。 March takes appearances to a whole new level， diving headfirst into paranoia。 The entire novel is basically about an unstable woman’s coping mechanisms: rather than face the truth， she goes to the extremes in order to paint herself as the victim of an unjust world。 I thought I’d hate the entire thing， but the suspense and muddled truth kept me intrigued。

Peggy ，

Audio Entertaining but not sure I get the point。

Seana ，

This book was unsettling from beginning to end， just as the author intended。 I enjoyed reading it and struggled with my discomfort the whole time。 A well written horror book， if ever I laid eyes on one。

Nancy Shields ，

3 - maybe 3 and half another- stars for MRS MARCH。 This is one that readers will split on。 To me， it was a Hitchcock movie on paper。 I’ve also seen several comparisons to Virginia Wolfe and I don’t argue with that。 When we first meet Mrs March， it is obvious something is off。 It doesn’t take long to realize she is out right mentally ill。 Her husband is a famous author and to say he suffers greatly because of his wife’s illness is an understatement。 We spend the entire book witnessing Mrs March’s 3 - maybe 3 and half another- stars for MRS MARCH。 This is one that readers will split on。 To me， it was a Hitchcock movie on paper。 I’ve also seen several comparisons to Virginia Wolfe and I don’t argue with that。 When we first meet Mrs March， it is obvious something is off。 It doesn’t take long to realize she is out right mentally ill。 Her husband is a famous author and to say he suffers greatly because of his wife’s illness is an understatement。 We spend the entire book witnessing Mrs March’s journey into psychosis。 It ain’t pretty。 Having witnessed this in real life， I must throw up a warning for anyone sensitive to mental illness。 Tread lightly。 。。。more

Lauren ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Quick read！ So compelling。 Only four stars because I expected a pretty bow at the end。 Not sure how to understand Mrs March’s experience without an answer for her psychosis。 But the journey was FUN and confusing and very unpredictable！ Recommend！

Dena ，

This was an interesting book and a slightly different concept because you don’t find out who Mrs。 March really is until the last part of the book。

David Glickman ，

A promising debut novel。 A story that messes with your head。 I was never sure where the story would end up， but I enjoyed the journey。

Athena ，

I don't remember how I first heard of this， but consumed it on my kindle。 I didn't read much about this book before diving in， and found myself surprised when it tilted towards psychological horror as opposed to a straightforward inside-this-unhappy-marriage story。 This reads like a If-An-Acquaintance-Of-Emily-Gilmore-Went-Berserk。 I found the detailing of all of the niceties/ keeping up with the Joneses so unsettling and delicious as the story unravels。 Overall， I don't think I'll remember much I don't remember how I first heard of this， but consumed it on my kindle。 I didn't read much about this book before diving in， and found myself surprised when it tilted towards psychological horror as opposed to a straightforward inside-this-unhappy-marriage story。 This reads like a If-An-Acquaintance-Of-Emily-Gilmore-Went-Berserk。 I found the detailing of all of the niceties/ keeping up with the Joneses so unsettling and delicious as the story unravels。 Overall， I don't think I'll remember much of this book but did like it， I wish I had a better idea of ultimately what had happened。Not sure I would recommend， but would be of interest to those looking for a slowly intensifying domestic psychological thriller 。。。more

Jayne Smith ，

Meh。 Ugh。 Blah。 The end。

Pamela Lauer ，

Different and interesting。 Strangely affecting。 This reminded me of "Bitter Orange，" which I read earlier this year， but it was better。 Different and interesting。 Strangely affecting。 This reminded me of "Bitter Orange，" which I read earlier this year， but it was better。 。。。more

lisa ，

I liked this book， but there was a sense of time missing in it。 I couldn't tell when the story was supposed to be taking place， and there were odd details of life that didn't quite match up。 It made more sense to me once I realized the author is Spanish and doesn't have much direct knowledge of American life， or Americana of the mid 20th century （which is sort of when this book took place）， but it made for weird reading。 I liked this book， but there was a sense of time missing in it。 I couldn't tell when the story was supposed to be taking place， and there were odd details of life that didn't quite match up。 It made more sense to me once I realized the author is Spanish and doesn't have much direct knowledge of American life， or Americana of the mid 20th century （which is sort of when this book took place）， but it made for weird reading。 。。。more

Barbara ，

This review was first posted on Mystery and Suspense。 Check it out for features， interviews， and reviews。 https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/mr。。。Mrs。 March grew up in an upper class American home with a cold withholding mother who had little time for her children， especially young Mrs。 March。 （The protagonist is referred to as Mrs。 March throughout the narrative）。 The time period was the mid-20th century， when well-dressed women wore skirts， pantyhose， and gloves; indoor smoking was acceptable; This review was first posted on Mystery and Suspense。 Check it out for features， interviews， and reviews。 https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/mr。。。Mrs。 March grew up in an upper class American home with a cold withholding mother who had little time for her children， especially young Mrs。 March。 （The protagonist is referred to as Mrs。 March throughout the narrative）。 The time period was the mid-20th century， when well-dressed women wore skirts， pantyhose， and gloves; indoor smoking was acceptable; and men were the breadwinners。 Mrs。 March irritated her snobby mother even more when she married George March， a divorced English professor who gave up teaching to become a novelist。 Mr。 March admitted writing was a chancy profession， but - against all odds - George's books were popular and he did well。 Thus the Marches live in a ritzy apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side。。。。。。。。。。and employ a full-time housekeeper named Martha， who's competent but a little intimidating。Mrs。 March is very conscious of appearances and revels in her husband's success。 To celebrate George's new book， which is a smash hit bestseller， Mrs。 March is throwing a cocktail party for the couple's friends and George's publication team。Mrs。 March goes to her favorite pastry shop to buy macarons for the soirée。。。。。。。。。and the patisserie owner， Patricia， mentions that she likes Mr。 March's new book and that Mrs。 March must be proud to have the main character - a homely despised prostitute called Johanna - based on Mrs。 March herself。 Mrs。 March goes numb， feels her insides liquifying， and gets a pain in her chest。 When Mrs。 March asks Patricia what she means， the pastry chef observes that Mrs。 March and Johanna have similar mannerisms， speech， and dress。 Mrs。 March is horrified and races from the shop without her purchases， vowing never to return。Mrs。 March doesn't know whether Patricia's observations are correct because she hasn't read the book。 But if people believe George's wife is the model for Johanna， Mrs。 March dreads the impending gossip， snickering， and humiliation。 If the situation was reversed， Mrs。 March would be thrilled to learn unflattering news about someone else， because she's mean-spirited， spiteful， and envious。In fact Mrs。 March had a child， who's now eight-years-old， just to show up Mr。 March's daughter from his first marriage， whom Mrs。 March resents。As Mrs。 March contemplates the horror of being linked with Johanna， she fantasizes about buying all the books and destroying them。 However Mrs。 March settles for ripping up one copy of the book in George's study and stealing another from a woman's shopping cart and throwing it away。Mrs。 March can't escape the novel。 She sees a billboard alluding to it; gets a phone call asking if she's Johanna; sees a row of beauty salon patrons reading the book; hears the audiobook being read over speakers in a restaurant bathroom; notices her cocktail party guests tittering about it; and more。It's not clear how much of this is real and how much is Mrs。 March's imagination。To add to the problem， Mrs。 March starts seeing things， like a fish on her dinner plate come alive;a bloodied woman who looks like Mrs。 March in an apartment window; and cockroaches scurrying across her bathroom floor。 Mrs。 March is embarrassed to even call an exterminator， because the doorman will see the serviceman going to her apartment。 To top things off， Mrs。 March finds a newspaper clipping in George's notebook， about the body of a missing woman named Sylvia Gibbler being found。 It turns out Sylvia was found in Gentry， Maine， where George sometimes goes hunting with his editor。 Mrs。 March becomes convinced George murdered Sylvia， and sets out to prove it。The book is an arresting portrait of a woman sliding from neurosis to psychosis， with hints that Mrs。 March's childhood foreshadowed her later descent into madness。Actress Elisabeth Moss and her production company are making a movie of the book， with Moss playing Mrs。 March。 You can follow my reviews at https://reviewsbybarbsaffer。blogspot。com 。。。more

Erica ，

A wild trip

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