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Book Review of The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window
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Anna Fox is living in her home in New York. She is unable to venture outside. She takes her medications, drinks her wine, watches old movies, and watches her neighbors. She is suffering from agoraphobia. She talks to her husband and her daughter, her mental therapist, her physical therapist, and online friends.
She practices her psychiatrist doctorate with people online, she plays chess online, and watches her neighbors. Especially the newest neighbors, the Russell's. She has a lot of access to being able to see many parts of their house from her own.
She sees things happen in the Russell home, but can't seem to decide whether these are true incidents or fantasies that she has had, what with the medications and alcohol.

This was a good story, but there were things that should have been surprises, but weren't. Some of the plot twists were easy to see coming.