![]() ![]() ![]() The trauma this causes results in Jules trying to drown herself, Nel rescuing her…and a gap in their communication caused by a misunderstanding that completely destroyed their relationship. Nel’s boyfriend is amused by Jules’ prickliness and tries to discover how deep the prickliness goes. Nel tries to push Jules away every time she is anywhere close: and it doesn’t help that Nel is tall, willowy, and attractive, and Jules, short and fat. Jules, the ‘baby’, is fascinated by her elder sister and her friends, her style and her sass, her easy air of assurance, and her boyfriend. And on that one fact - her sense of relief when she knows that it was only Nel, her sister, who had died - hinges the entire book. But when she knows that it was ‘only’ her sister, she is relieved. Jules is apprehensive, thinking that something had happened to her friends, her colleagues, or her ex-husband. Two police officers arrive at Jules’ doorstep to inform her that there has been a tragic and fatal accident. So begins one of the most powerful books I have ever read, Paula Hawkins’ ‘Into the Water.’ ![]() This time they carry her into the water.’ Different this time: left thumb to right toe, right thumb to left. ![]()
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