This is a page-turner from a very talented writer, and the result is a crowd-pleaser. Her novel reads like top-notch psychological suspense, with an emphasis on the psychological: Anna’s paranoia is smartly given an additional, possibly supernatural dimension with the unknown voice, which becomes an inextricable part of her flight. Anna’s touching relationship with Lena strongly contrasts her dislike of Ned, and Millet weaves a satisfying cat and mouse game between the estranged couple. When Ned shows up and threatens Anna, she must figure out a way protect Lena and herself. Lydia Millets chilling new novel is the first-person account of a young mother, Anna, escaping her cold and. But Anna is always on guard, a quality amplified ever since Lena was born and Anna began hearing a voice (which recites Woody Guthrie lyrics, as well as poems, dictionaries, and textbooks). Sweet Lamb of Heaven: A Novel (Hardcover). Lydia Millet’s superb literary thriller, Sweet Lamb of Heaven, has flown under the radar a bit.When it was published this May, it garnered all sorts of spectacular praise from big-name reviewers: The New York Times Book Review, the WaPo, The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, O Magazine, etc. Anna and Lena hole up at a shoddy Maine motel, which soon fills up with other seemingly normal folks. The bad news is that sociopathic Ned doesn’t give up so easily: despite years of neglecting Lena and cheating on Anna, he’s got his eyes set on an Alaska state senator seat, and he needs Anna and Lena to fill the roles of loving wife and daughter. Pulitzer Prize–finalist Millet’s latest novel (following Mermaids in Paradise) begins with Anna and her six-year-old daughter, Lena, leaving Alaska while on the run from her husband, Ned.

Sweet lamb of heaven by lydia millet