Angel is a volunteer at a wolf sanctuary. Cora is an artist, Freya explores her mother's art and tries to understand the meaning of them and what is says about her. Three women, traumatic events in their past and a connection that allows their paths to cross. The Eye of the Beholder is more than a thriller, there's an emotional depth to the story. TW: Animal death, blood, child abuse, death/death of a parent, domestic, emotional and sexual abuse, eating disorders, grief, medical content, misogyny, murder, pregnancy, self harm, suicidal thoughts This was also super easy to read, it was hard to actually keep to the slotted dates of this readalong as I just wanted to keep reading! I wouldn’t say they were all completely relatable, but there were certainly moments when I really connected with parts of their stories. I loved how this ended up mixing with the art world, questioning where the line of a controversial subject ends before it crosses over into dangerous territory.Īll women were strong in their own ways, yet were all flawed. The idea of this book was one that sounded really interesting to me, with three women on their own (slightly similar) journeys that cross paths, all dealing with forms male violence, sexual abuse and misogyny.

While she deals with the doctors and nurses in the hospital, we see her head wrapped completely in bandages.First book of 2023 and it was a good one! *pr product sent to me by Canongate for their January readalong* The episode recounted the recovery of a woman named Janet Tyler after a series of medical procedures attempting to fix a face that has apparently been completely deformed. In fact, it was one of the best, and most memorable, twist endings in the show’s history. But unlike “Hillbillies,” where her good looks were used as a punch line, here they became part of a ghoulish twist. The episode aired in 1960, years before “The Beverly Hillbillies” in 1962. It was her first, but not her only, trip to “The Twilight Zone.”ĭouglas appeared for just a few minutes in the final moments of the second season episode, “The Eye of the Beholder,” written by series creator Rod Serling. Donna Douglas, who died Thursday, found lasting fame in her role as Elly May Clampett on the CBS sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies.” But it was a small role she had two years before that has arguably had a more lasting impact.

The Eye of the Beholder by Sarah Matts