![]() It’s around 500 pages, but I read it all in a day. There’s not much else I want to say about the plot - too much would spoil you - or the titular witch elm (really wych elm, a type of tree), but know this: it’s really, really good. And then, two thieves break into his apartment, beat him up, and leave him nearly dead. ![]() We learn he’s well-liked, good looking, and easy going. We get situated to his job (PR for an art gallery). Set in and around Dublin, Ireland, the story starts slow: we meet Toby, his buddies, his girlfriend. The story beings ominously: “I’ve always considered myself to be, basically, a lucky person.” Well, I guess you don’t necessarily need to read this ominously - but it foreshadows that the luck of Toby (our protagonist) is going to turn. ![]() (I kinda thought there were going to be witches, to be honest.) I knew it was a crime/mystery novel, I knew my mom was reading it for her book club, and that was about it. I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading Tana French’s The Witch Elm. ![]()
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