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Perhaps what people (myself included) may find so highly irritating is the tremendous build up to an explosive affair reveal that never actually occurs.

Which is another thing to be continually conscious of, the story is told in a sort of reverse chronological order so you have to concentrate as far as making a mental timeline as you go through the story. At the start I really had Emma down as the villain, but once I'd reached the final chapter I felt Jerry's very sinister introduction to the affair between them somewhat made him out to be the more responsible of the pair. But then again, I must reiterate that this was a story intended for stage, and as its focus is on what is not said I presume body language and styling would have to virtually carry the characters through. The dialogue is very simple in terms of words but as to what is actually being 'said' by the characters is somewhat more complex so resist the temptation to read it at lightening speed (it is a very short read) or at least read it twice with the ability to use retrospect as your guide the second time.Īs far as character attachment is concerned I really didn't care what unfolded between the characters and if the book had been longer then I probably would have stopped reading, but it's brevity meant that I had no excuse but to see it through only to be startlingly underwhelmed at a complete lack of character development over a 9 year period set out in the book. It is very raw and conversation feels extremely spontaneous, but in virtually every scene my toes were curling with the awkward atmosphere.

The dialogue is very simple in terms of words but as to what is actually being 'said' by the characters is somewhat more complex so resist the temptation to read it at lightening speed (it is a very short read) or at least read it twice with the In Betrayal, the focus for me was largely on what is not said than what is actually said between three characters.

In Betrayal, the focus for me was largely on what is not said than what is actually said between three characters.