Whatever Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Read: 5th May 2017
Purchase: Amazon
★★★★★ 5 stars
Loved the movie. It has always been a favourite. I thought it was about time I read the book. It is a truly gothic horror tale well before its time, that is both creepy and sad. On the one hand you are sad for Blanche Hudson, the crippled sister imprisoned upstairs in her bedroom away from everyone. Then on the other you are sad for Jane, who is clearly mentally ill stuck in memories of the past that haunt her, unaware of reality and fantasy. She both loves and hates her more famous sister Blanche, living in the fantastical past in the early part of the century when she was once a child star. It is a sad tale, but creepy just the same. And well ahead of its time...
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