The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue – Review

The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue

Good lines there are in abundance. And in the end, “The Sealed Letter” provides both the titillating entertainment readers like Helen and Fido crave and the more sober exploration of truth, commitment and betrayal Harry might appreciate. Donoghue’s sympathy for all three of her central characters emerges through intimate narration and lifts the novel out of the tabloid muck, despite the public shaming Harry, Helen and Fido experience. There is, as Fido puts it, “so much to say, and little of it speakable.”

Book Review – ‘The Sealed Letter,’ by Emma Donoghue – Review – NYTimes.com.