 |
| Are nice neighbourhoods all they seem? |
As those who check in regularly with this blog know we do
occasionally manage a bit of culture (films
and books), when it’s related to psychology and mental health. It’s a great pleasure
therefore, not only be able to talk about a new novel that goes into both
areas, but to interview the author.
Beth Miller is a novelist who used to be a psychologist
(she's got a doctorate that doesn't make it to her book covers). Her
most recent novel The Good Neighbour is part
domestic drama, part psychological thriller, part exploration of some scary
places in the human psyche. It starts in a nice street, in a nice town (Hove, actually), with nice neighbours. We initially see this through the eyes of
Minette, a rather bored stay-at-home mum, who makes friends with Cath: older,
feistier and coping incredibly with her son Davey’s illness. Under Cath’s
spirited influence Minette also becomes a different sort of friendly with the
hunky fellow down the road.
