Behind the curtain is an interesting debut novel dealing with domestic abuse.
A seeming successful an marries a woman who he considers from a lower social strata than himself.
The whirlwind romance becomes a nightmare as he turns into a controlling partner. With no access to money or friends , his grip on her mind and sense of self is soul destroying.
For friends and family looking on the sense of helplessness they feel is heartbreaking. Her husband seems to be unassailable and her situation without a solution. After a violent attack she loses her baby and starts to write a diary. Her apparent suicide seems to rock her husband but after a year of mourning a new employee at his firm takes his attention and takes the place of his dead wife.
Trapped in the same nightmare as her predecessor she finds the diary and this opens an avenue for escape and an unexpected twist in the tale.
This book opens a door on the secret world of control present in many
relationships, and the helplessness many family and friends feel when they have a loved one trapped in such a situation.
We also get an insight to the controller and his/her reasons for their behaviour.
This is a well written and thought provoking book. Well worth a read.
