This clever book starts off reading like a coming of age story, but swiftly morphs into an Alice-in-Wonderland kind of bizarre living dream tale. Rebecca is about to move out of her home, after her mother's death, when she meets an old woman at a book store. Soon after she lapses into a mysterious coma... but her mind is free to travel. Rebecca's sisters try to solve her strange illness with the help of a young man and an old lady.
The author merges the real world and various fairy tales deftly, with little wasted language and a feel for the right words at the right time. While I didn't recognize all of the stories, they were all presented in a compelling manner and I was really rooting for Rebecca to break out of her sleep.
I felt that the character of the young man wasn't very fleshed out, I expected him to turn into a love interest, which never really happened. Other than that, however, I really enjoyed this quick read. I also enjoyed her anthology, "Strange Neighbors." I recommend Ms. du Toit's writing highly!
