Every day, the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits at a specific bench in a specific park, eating a cream bun in a very specific way while the children in the park play a game that involves tagging her on the shoulder without her noticing. And every day, the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan watches her, keeping careful track of the Woman in the Purple Skirt's movements and activities and when she seems to be out of a job. In fact, the unobserved Woman in the Yellow Cardigan pays such close attention that she's eventually able to maneuver the Woman in the Purple Skirt into a job as a housekeeper at the same hotel where the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan works... where she's able to keep an eye on her even more than before.
Told in spare language and with an odd detachment, this is somehow still a compelling story of obsession and loneliness. It's a quick little book to read, so why not give it a whirl?
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