Does an observer inexorably change what they are observing?

Do we colonize the world, or does it colonize us?

Does the existence of a multitude of living things in the world prove its banality, or is that the exact reason to be filled with wonder at it?

This book is filled with ambiguity and is strangely clear. The protagonist is plainly logical and rational, yet she is fully mad.

I still have so many questions even now that this book is over! The thrill was unending and I couldn’t put the book down! I don’t know what else to say except that if you enjoy thrillers/psychological horror, you need to experience this one for yourself!

Whimsical, weird, so SO funny, and an absolute “fuck you” to social expectations of women and the elderly! I don’t know that I can accurately describe how truly delightful this book is!

Marian, the 92 year old, toothless MC, is eccentric at the start, to say the least, but as the story goes on, things continue to devolve beyond anything rational. This is a truly mad story! I never had any idea where the plot was going next, and I was always enraptured and charmed by the surreal, absurd, WILD adventure Marian went on.

No review will do this book justice, so please do yourself a favor and go read it!

PS: As others have said, this was published in the 1970s, so there are some outdated, offensive terms.

PPS: The audiobook was narrated by actress Sian Phillips and she was absolute perfection!