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She has an MFA from Louisiana State University and teaches creative writing. She lives with her husband in Easthampton, Massachusetts. The new police lady also clearly agrees that Maya is not living in the same reality as the rest of us.
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I wasn’t sure if I was in the mood for it, even with the endorsement of Reese’s Book Club. No, The House in the Pines is not based on a true story. But Maya, the main character, shares several things in common with the author, Ana Reyes. Both Ana and Maya have struggled with Klonopin withdrawal, and both are half Guatemalan.
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While Frank is present for both deaths, there’s no evidence of any foul play by him. And no drugs or anything like that showed up during the investigations. When I first heard about this story and saw the cover—I thought it might be a bit of a generic thriller.
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However, he again manages to hypnotize her, this time with the intent to kill her. Remembering Jairo’s story helps Maya break the trance, giving Brenda enough time to interrupt and save Maya’s life. All the while, Maya has been recording her encounter with Frank on her phone, catching his confession to murder. In flashbacks, readers learn about the events leading up to Aubrey’s death in the past, and what transpired between Maya and Frank that same summer. Maya travels back home to Pittsfield to search for answers and to prove that Frank is responsible for Aubrey and Cristina’s deaths. As Maya searches for clues, she continues to experience withdrawal and increases her alcohol intake.
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The suspense is minimal, with no sense that Frank is coming for Maya or that it actually matters whether these crimes are solved. Brenda Edwards met Jairo Ek Basurto while on a missionary trip in Guatemala; he was murdered at the age of 22 before Brenda even knew she was pregnant. He left behind an uncompleted manuscript which Maya translated around the time she met Frank but then stuffed in a drawer; it turns out to have inspiration for her now. One of the most interesting conversations in the novel is between Maya and her mother, discussing the manuscript and the idea that our souls have a “true home” elsewhere. One would rather read a book about Brenda and Maya and skip Frank and his house in the pines altogether. As the narrative starts to progress, Maya gets reconnected to her past after watching a YouTube video in which a young woman died in a diner while sitting across from none other than Frank.
One was the story of a girl who was taken advantage of by an older guy and sort of dissociates and thinks he’s a murderer when actually he (metaphorically) killed her. The second is the story of her father and his unfinished novel, which I found kind of poignant but maybe that is more of a short story. I talk about the Guatemalan interlude in my review of The House in the Pines. I read an interview with the author who said that the Guatemala stuff was a clue that the house wasn’t real because … magical realism. I could be on board with a magical realism thriller. But then why throw in the hypnosis (which seemed very science-based) and the gaslighting, which was just garden variety toxic male gaslighting.
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Frank would also tell Maya about a cabin he was building in the woods behind his father’s home. Frank never showed anyone this cabin, saying he wanted Maya to be the first to see it. Frank often showed Maya his key to the cabin, playing with it while telling his stories. Maya also self-medicates with alcohol as she tries to move on and forget what happened to Aubrey. However, when she is 25 years old, a viral online video catches Maya’s attention and brings her trauma back to the surface. The death is eerily reminiscent of Aubrey’s death.
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That, or Maya imagined the entire thing and has major mental health issues. Did the book explain why Frank was able to kill Aubrey, who seemed a lot less susceptible? Dan can’t believe Frank was actually a psycho and that he didn’t believe Maya. Maya thinks the poem is about forgetting our heavenly soul.
In doing so, Maya finds closure for Aubrey’s death and her own abuse. As a result, Maya no longer feels like a lost soul. She recovers her mental health, overcomes her struggles with addiction, and dives back into her love of writing, pursuing her dream to carry on her father’s legacy and complete his manuscript. As Frank and Maya spent more time together, Maya neglected her friendship with Aubrey; however, when Aubrey tried to prove to Maya that Frank should not be trusted, she caught Frank’s attention. Maya showed up at his cabin to confront him, but, once there, she forgot her anger and simply soaked in the cabin’s beauty.
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