{"id":23240,"date":"2024-02-18T16:21:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T21:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=23240"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:27:02","slug":"the-missing-page-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/23240","title":{"rendered":"The Missing Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Missing Page<\/em><\/a> (2021) Cat Sebastian<\/a> (Page & Sommers)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Set in in England in 1947<\/p>\n

\u201cThe letter from the solicitor said the uncle\u2019s will stipulated that all legatees attend the reading at the family home in Cornwall or forfeit their bequest.\u201d <\/p>\n

Leo\u2019s eyebrows shot straight up. \u201cWas it his uncle\u2019s dying wish to reenact a radio drama?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

James did things a certain way, sometimes without even realizing he was doing so. Something in his mind was soothed by the knowledge that his watches and toothbrushes and cups of tea stayed in their proper places.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWhat did he say to you?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cHe said that it was no surprise that I was unbalanced after the war, considering how my father reacted. He also said that I ought to go to a nursing home indefinitely, because I have what he called a family history of mental disturbance. He said that two close family members took their own lives and he thought\u2014well, he thought I needed constant supervision.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bran at Crowglass Designs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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