The Double Bind by Chris BohjalianMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Bohjalian, a writer from Vermont, mixes reality and fantasy in a great psychological insight into trauma. The Double Bind begins after Laura Estabrook is attacked while bicycling on a back road in Vermont; she begins work in a homeless shelter to regain her hold on her life. She finds photographs taken by a shelter resident and becomes obsessed with trying to discovery how a man with such talent became so lost. In her search she is lead into the life of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. The story is rich and complex with an ending that leaves the reader stunned.
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