I love the way this author writes. I get totally engrossed and wrapped up in the characters and she always provides a before an after time/sequence, at least in the books I've read by her.
Pieces of Her follows a mother and daughter through their young adult lives. The adventures they both take are very different, but strangely intertwined. These two ladies are the focus of the events, but mostly the mother and what she did to alter her circumstances in the future. That being said, I'm not certain all the events are believable or possible. I'll let you be the judge when you read it.
Psychological Elements
Stockholm Syndrome - I honestly believe that the mother suffered from this when it came to the relationship with Nick and her father. They were definitely overbearing and abusive characters and she fell further in love with Nick to get away from her father. Eventually this lead to one of their demise. I'll let you read to find out who.
Psychopathology - definitely Nick. He is so charismatic and able to captivate his audience. He can convince them of just about anything, including internal and mass destruction. Eventually everything catches up to him and people start to see through him, but it should have happened well before it actually did (in my opinion).
Social Anxiety - Definitely a concern for the daughter. She has difficulty getting out into the world and making connections with others. That is changed drastically throughout the book as she is forced into change.
By the way, the Series on Netflix is NOTHING like the book - read it and watch it, you'll love them both.
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