Book # 40 The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Turrell. Three voices dominate this story- Iris, the vintage shop keeper, who is having an affair, her grandmother, Kitty, who is in a nursing home with dementia, and her aunt, Esme, who is recently released from a psychiatric hospital after some sixty years. Out of the blue, Iris finds out she has an aunt and takes on the responsibility of her care. As events unfold, Kitty, gives bits and pieces of the two sisters living in India, moving to Scotland, and going from children to adulthood. We find out why Kitty has never told anyone about Esme, and what Esme remembers or tries to forget about her past. The story has family drama and tragedy and all isn't the way it seems.

This book was well done. It moved along quickly even though thoughts were scattered and fragmented because of Kitty's dementia and Esme's schizophrenia. Family secrets unfold with an unveiling at the end. I don't know if I would consider the ending happy,but the author leaves it to ones imagination. I liked that.