Synopsis

Gert Hardcastle is thirty-something and unlucky in love. She is also estranged from her mother, Jean. As Crocodile Soup opens, she thinks she has found “the One”—the enigmatic Eva, who serves coffee in the cafeteria in the museum where Gert works as a curator cataloging Egyptian artifacts. As Gert embarks on her hilarious and poignant pursuit of Eva, she looks back on her eccentric childhood and her relationship with Jean through a series of vivid and surreal flashbacks.

I truly enjoy reading British authors.  Most of the time.  Crocodile Soup was the selection for the Book Divas for the month of March. This book drove me crazy because I couldn’t figure out what was reality and what was a figment of the main character’s twisted imagination. It’s an interesting look at family and mental health issues. I may have to revisit it at another time because I feel like so much was lost on me.  

Definitely not a mainstream read.  

My rating:  2.5 out of 5 (nothing to do with the writing.  I just didn’t get it)