So I’ll preface this by saying this is going to be so vague and I’m not sure anyone will be able to help, however I need to try something. And… I’ve seen you mumsnetters pull it out the bag with only minuscule details in the past.
For years I have remembered reading a book, but I cannot remember for the life of me, what the book is called and if I am now making the story up in my head. I used to rent lots of books from the library when I was younger and I am not sure if this is a real book or if I am merging different stories lines… but here it goes….
Basic plot line (I think!!)… husband and wife have baby, wife is really struggling postnatally, there may be a Nanny or cleaner (I think a Nanny) that comes to support. Wife is made out to be crazy and hallucinating…. Wife goes into a psychiatric unit… husband and Nanny were actually having an affair and made her believe she was ‘crazy’. She starts a new life alone.
I just have vivid images of the book like I can imagine her standing in the front room window looking out, maybe even a dinner party where friends thought she was ‘crazy’ and walking along the streets of maybe London??
Anyway I appreciate this may be far fetched but if anyone has anything at all…you’ll stop years of me pondering and searching for said book!