Eleanor and her mother have always struggled with each other and Eleanor has always felt closer to their neighbor Peggy. Now, though Marjorie is dimming as the result of dementia and she wants to tell Eleanor something- but what? This moves back and forth between 1967 and the present, with the secret playing out over the course of the novel. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. It's a sad story.

This book kind of became confusing with the back and forth between time. I couldnt get a feel for the characters.

What She Lost reminds us all the people often make bad decisions for good reasons. Susan Elliot Wright offers readers a perfectly poignant portrait of a mother daughter relationship gone awry and gives us insight into how and why things got to their current pass. The book had a rather slow start for me, and the countryside of England is foreign to me, so I appreciated Ms Wright's ability to beautifully detail a scene. The action moves back and forth between current and 1967. The story is sad, emotional and gripping. I was especially impressed by the respect and dignity with which the author addressed the disease of Alzheimer's. The characters are complex and layered which makes them fascinating to spend time with and a bit unpredictable. I was definitely entertained and would choose to read the author again.

This book was good!. I really liked the characters and some of the surprise twists involving them. I don't want to be a spoiler - so I'll just say I would recommend this book!

Super sad story about Marjorie and her daughter Eleanor, their stilted relationship and many missed opportunities for bonding. I like the title, how it alludes to losses of the mother and daughter both: of children, childhood, time, intimacy, confidence, and ultimately, brain cells. The author deftly switches back and forth from time and place and points of view, foreshadowing with a very light touch, and artfully revealing mysteries only incrementally; the pacing is excellent. Without giving too much away, I will say that this ending is the one I wanted for Still Alice.

Thank you Netgalley and publishers for providing an ARC of this book. I really enjoyed this novel that explores a troubled mother/daughter relationship that is complicated even more by Alzheimer's disease. Although this is not a new topic in fiction, I found this particular novel compelling because it allowed us to see the mother as a multi-dimensional person, not just a parent. I find this perspective rare, as even in real life, most find it difficult to think of their parents as more than the one dimension of "parent." This was a solid read, with a bit of mystery to keep things moving. I will be looking for more from this author!