Her theories have run the gamut from explorations of language, consciousness, perception and psychosis to reincarnation, but she has never come to a solid conclusion. Spattered throughout the book are entries from Wikipedia and other research that Anna has done in trying to figure out the mysterious voice she used to hear.

On top of that, the first year of her daughter's life she was hearing a mysterious voice, making her question her sanity. Too weak and docile to just ask her husband for a divorce, she goes into hiding with her daughter. She stays in an unhappy marriage, bears a child and continues to be ignored for 4 long years before she finally decides to leave. Now he won't stop pursuing them because he wants his picture perfect family in place for his campaign.Īnna, what can I say about Anna. Show More their daughter, until he decided on a new career in politics. After 2 books from her, she doesn't isn't very entertaining. Millet is a talented writer in terms of style and the use of language. It is interesting how all of the people that gave this book 5 star ratings seemed to gloss over the implausibility of the plot. Millet also did what many authors do- speed up the pace and plot at the end of the book to try and tie it all up. The problem was the new age super natural aspect of the book did not work for me. This is where the thriller part ramps up and I enjoyed that part.

Ned decides to run for political office and needs to get his wife and daughter back to fill the conservative image he wants.

It should be added that she had been hearing voices when Lena was born and those ended when Lena could speak. Ned was an indifferent husband to both her and Lena. She runs away from him with her 6 year old daughter Lena and ends up in Maine. Show More person(always a challenge for the author) who is in Alaska enduring an unhappy marriage to Ned. And with an emphasis on ideas, the plot becomes secondary, as does the idea of finding any answers. Sweet Lamb of Heaven is a religious book, but not a theological one she's exploring the idea of God and what that means to different people and different species. Millet isn't a lyrical author, and while she writes well, it's not her writing or her characters or her plots that make her memorable. Then she finds other people who have had the same experience. What keeps her from thinking it's some sort of auditory hallucination is that her husband mentions hearing it, too. It goes away once her daughter can speak. Anna begins hearing a voice after her daughter is born. The other aspects of the plot are more difficult. Anna eventually finds refuge at a seaside motel in the off-season, but their safety is tenuous. Her husband Ned decides to make his career in politics and needs his family back for appearance's sake. Show More she becomes pregnant, Anna finds that her husband wants nothing to do with either of them so, when her daughter is five, they leave.

Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet