Susan Elliot Wright - The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood

The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood is a powerful, heart-wrenching novel exploring themes of grief, motherhood, and profound loss. The story follows Cornelia (Leah), a woman whose fragile mental state is shattered by her husband Adrian's sudden death. The tragedy is compounded by a devastating discovery: Adrian had a secret son, a fact he hid while Leah was institutionalized for postpartum psychosis years earlier. Through a dual timeline, the narrative slowly reveals the harrowing secrets of Leah's past while she navigates the present as an unreliable narrator. In a desperate attempt to connect with her deceased husband, Leah forms a tense and fraught friendship with his secret partner and son. This compelling and atmospheric novel examines how grief can push a person to their emotional brink and explores the dark side of motherhood with honesty and sensitivity.