51 pages • 1 hour read
The Maid's Diary
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Summary and Study Guide
Overview
The Maid’s Diary is an adult thriller by Loreth Anne White. White lives in Canada and divides her time between the Vancouver area and a ski resort in the Coastal Mountains, both of which feature as settings for The Maid’s Diary. Originally a journalist, White is a prolific author and has written dozens of novels in the mystery and thrillers genres, selling over 3 million books globally. She has been nominated for multiple awards and has won the Daphne Du Maurier and Arthur Ellis awards. Through a plot based around a fictional disappearance and murder investigation, the novel examines the themes of False Narratives and Identities, Shame, Silence, and Invisibility, and Abuse Enablers: Complicity and Moral Responsibility.
This study guide uses the Cheekamus House Publishing 2023 Kindle edition.
Content Warning: The source text and this guide make reference to rape, assault, stalking, coerced abortion, and infanticide.
Plot Summary
The Maid’s Diary alternates between five different characters' points of view, changing with each chapter.
An injured woman lies in the back seat of a car. Her arms are pinned, and she can’t move, but she knows that she’s been beaten. Two people in the front seat are talking about her, suggesting that she brought this attack on herself and that they must dump her.
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