Faith's Reviews > The Housekeeper

Jodi hires the “perfect” housekeeper to look after her father, who is nearing 80, and her mother, whose condition has seriously deteriorated from Parkinson’s disease. Obviously, Elyse turns out to be less than perfect, or there wouldn’t be a book.

Parts of the book were too “women’s fiction” for me. Jodi’s father was a despicable old coot and I often wondered why Jodi bothered with him. Jodi’s sister and husband were also seriously defective. The book sets Jodi up to be the only responsible adult in the family. A lot of the twists in this book were too obvious and the story started to drag for me so I began to skim. Nevertheless, I still found the book entertaining. 3.5 stars

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.