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All of Us is a riveting thriller with six compelling protagonists--who all share one body. Though legally she is Carolyn Grand, in practice she is Martha, a homemaker who cooks and cleans for her "family," Victoria, a put-together people person, Serena, a free spirit, Kirk, a heterosexual man, Eleni, a promiscuous risk-taker, and Tina, a manifestation of what is left of Carolyn after years of childhood sexual abuse.
As they jockey for control of their body, all the personalities also work together to avoid being committed to a psychiatric facility. But Carolyn's tenuous normal is shattered when Hank Grand, the man who abused her and leased her out to pedophiles, is released from prison. Soon he begins stalking her, bringing back painful memories for all of the personalities.
When Hank is murdered in a seedy hotel room, Carolyn is immediately a prime suspect. But the man has other shady dealings, and the burden of proof weighs heavy on the police--especially when, propelled by demons of his own, one of the detectives assigned to the case finds his way into Carolyn's very solitary life.
The police and the reader are left wondering: are any of Carolyn's personalities capable of murder? A deeply suspenseful novel, with a truly unique cast of characters.
*Optioned by Sony for a six-part limited series.*
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Carolyn Grand, the protagonist of the pseudonymous Carter's solid debut set in Brooklyn, was abused as a child, both by her father and later by foster parents, and developed dissociative identity disorder as a result. Though many of her personalities have since been reintegrated, her six remaining ones, ranging from practical homemaker Martha to heterosexual man Kirk, still often vie for control. While dealing with other stressors in her life--including joblessness and state-mandated visits to a therapist who definitely is not looking out for her--she learns that her father is out of prison. Soon afterward, he stalks her and winds up murdered. Carolyn's a logical suspect, and since her own personalities don't always know what the other is doing, even she isn't sure of her innocence. Though a dubiously ethical relationship between Carolyn and a police officer investigating her strains credulity, Carter ably handles the different narrative voices, as well as presenting a mentally ill lead without fetishizing the illness. Readers will hope to see more from Carter. Agent: Nat Sobel, Sobel Webber Assoc. (June)This review has been updated to note the author is pseudonymous.
Booklist Review
Six personalities are locked inside Carolyn Grand. Each gets a chance to reveal itself in turn, in narratives of startling intimacy that make it difficult for the reader to disengage. All are manifestations of what remains of Carolyn after a horrific childhood of sexual abuse and the degradations and failures of the very legal and welfare systems that were set up to help. Despite resentments toward each other, each knowing "the flesh I inhabit will never be my own," the personalities manage to work together to avoid being committed to a psychiatric facility. Further terror is added to their "our sky is always falling" existence when Carolyn's father, the man who abused her, is released from prison. When he is found stabbed to death, the reader is left to decide which one of the six sides of Carolyn could commit a gruesome murder; the police, finding themselves in uncharted waters, are even more flummoxed. This will satisfy immersive-thriller fans, although the graphic depictions of cruelty and pedophilia will be disturbing.