Haunting novel cuts to the bone
Haunting ghost novel creates an ominous mood.
MARY Watson’s The Cutting Room revolves around Lucinda Blankenberg, a film editor from Cape Town.
Throughout the novel Lucinda struggles to come to terms with the sudden knife attack in her home after her husband Amir’s abrupt departure on a research trip.
Amir does not discuss the research trip with her and merely sends her an sms when he arrives at his destination. Lucinda, feeling hurt, struggles to understand his actions.
As a distraction Lucinda becomes involved in her friend, Thoma’s, documentary on a haunted house.
The theme of ghosts and haunting is frequently repeated the novel, which creates an ominous mood.
Is the house really haunted? Who is the creepy cleaning lady Stella, and what is he connection to the haunted house? Why is Amir’s ex Gabby ‘haunting’ their relationship? Is she watching and waiting for them to fall apart? Who was the man that attacked Lucinda and why did Amir leave her so abruptly?
