The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn
Reviewed by Bonnie Sytsma
The Woman in the Window is a story of an agoraphobic woman,
Anna, a former child psychiatrist, who lives alone in her home after a
traumatic event in her life. Her husband
and daughter no longer live with her.
She is an alcoholic and takes several drugs to help with her diagnosis,
but rarely has interactions with other people.
She watches her neighbors from the windows in her study and living room
and witnesses a horrific crime. No one
believes her because they think she is kind of crazy, but she continues to
believe what she saw was real and cannot give up trying to find answers.
I really enjoyed this book. At first, it was hard for me to get into because of the style of writing, however, I quickly got past that and wanted to know not only what happened to Anna to cause her agoraphobia but also what really happened during the crime she witnessed.
Anna is a sad character. She invokes sympathy because you hear all of her thoughts, and you know all of her struggles. She was once a thriving child psychologist with a family, but she is merely a shadow of herself, and her family is gone. What on earth happened to her? Why can’t she get a grip and get over whatever it was and move on?
There is quite a surprising twist near the end of the book and while it was also heartbreaking, I think that the end of the book is very redeeming. There is hope and you believe that with some help, Anna is going to make it, she is going to be ok. She will get over her agoraphobia and drinking and perhaps even get her life back on track.
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
I gave this book 4.5 stars, mostly because of the writing style. It isn’t my favorite, but it wasn’t something that made me stop reading the book.
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