The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Thoroughly engrossing story of a woman moving mercurially through Morocco. With only a bare plan to travel to Morocco on the heels of a personal crisis, the narrator quickly finds herself spiraling into a world where she’s nearly trapped by the half-truths she spins to stay one step ahead of a disaster kicked off by the theft of her luggage. The novel feels a little like a choose-your-adventure story, where Vida opens each door (no matter how unlikely) and boldly marches through with reader in hand. I loved it. I found the narrator’s courage and honesty both revealing and vulnerable, and the story that spins out is very enjoyable.