The Blue Window
From the Orange Prize–winning author of A Crime in the Neighborhood comes a riveting novel about a therapist who attempts to unlock the most difficult cases of her life—those of her son, and her mother.
A deft and compelling exploration of family dynamics infused with suspense and lit with dark humor, Blue Window shows what happens to people who hide from themselves—and the act of imagination it takes to find them.
Suzanne Berne
“As amusing as it is poignant….Berne is good at getting people’s subtle shifts of mood and understanding, and especially good at grounding these moments in sharply observed details….
The tension between the immediate and the imagined or remembered is what makes this novel work, with Berne striking a satisfying balance between what happens, what it might mean, and what’s needed to go on. The past may be past, but its significance has yet to be determined. The possibilities are endless.”
— The Washington Post
“Berne builds suspense with a slow reveal of the long-hidden secrets at the root of three generations of shame and lost opportunities...compelling…an engaging exploration of how trauma can leave its mark in unexpected ways.”
— Booklist
The Blue Window is a probing, deeply absorbing examination of personal and family secrets, and the sneaky ways that trauma can reverberate through multiple generations.
Suzanne Berne is an elegant, psychologically astute novelist whose insights are illuminated by sly flashes of humor.”
— Tom Perrotta, author of Election and Tracy Flick Can’t Win
“I don't have the room to list all of the things at which Berne excels.”
—Chicago Tribune
