This month my book club read the psychological thriller “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden.
Right from the above opening lines I was hooked. “If I leave this house, it will be in handcuffs. I should have run for it while I had the chance. Now my shot is gone.” – Prologue
This story was definitely a page-turner filled with a major plot twist in the end that I didn’t see coming.
Millie Calloway has recently lost her job and is living out of her car. When she is offered employment as the housekeeper for the wealthy Winchester family, Millie jumps at the chance. Anything is better than sleeping in her car-even a small cot in the attic bedroom with a sealed shut window and a door with a lock on the outside. Her new employer, Nina Winchester is constantly making messes and confusing dates and times. Nina’s husband, Andrew is charismatic, intelligent, and rich. He treats Millie well. Soon, Millie starts to like Andrew and imagines what it would be like to be his wife. Millie will do anything to stay employed with the Winchesters, including ignoring major red flags popping up in the household.
This is a well-written story with unreliable narrators, gaslighting, major plot twists, and chilling menace throughout.
Believe me when I say in this book, things are not always what they seem!
