The Turn of the Key follows Rowan, a nanny/nursery worker who comes across the job oppurtunity of a lifetime- a live in nanny position for a rich couple in rural Scotland, paying over £50,000 per year. Basically, I was going in more or less blind, but I have enjoyed all of Ware’s books so far and had no doubt that I would also love this one too. Regarding Ware’s latest novel The Turn of the Key I actually hadn’t read up much on the plot- knowing only that it was about a nanny who is accused of murdering one of the children she is looking after. Over the last year or so I have become such a massive fan of Ruth Ware and her books and I now eagerly await her new releases. It was so disappointing after how gripping and thrilling the rest of the book was.Her dream job will become her worst nightmare. I found the very end to be unclear and unrealistic. There were so many twists and turns that it was overwhelming and it felt incredibly rushed. However, I absolutely hated the last 5% of this book. I knew the ending would be shocking and disturbing. As things intensified in the book, my sense of dread grew stronger and stronger. The author does an excellent job of building suspense and creating an atmosphere that is chilling and ominous. It starts by immediately drawing the reader in with Rowan’s letter and the comments about the death of a child. Things escalate quickly and culminate in a horrible tragedy. As a series of disturbing events occurs, Rowan feels more and more uncomfortable and questions her decision to take this position.
Strange things start happening and Rowan wonders if the rumors are true. She is immediately thrust into caring for children she has just met and running a house with which she is unfamiliar. Rowan takes the job and, shortly after she begins, both parents leave on a work trip. However, Rowan is willing to overlook all of that for the generous salary. Rowan learns that four nannies have resigned in the past 14 months and there are superstitions surrounding the house being haunted. While part of it is old and historic, the rest is ultra modern and everything is controlled electronically. She meets 3 of the 4 children and gets her first look at their home. She travels to their home, Heatherbrae, for an interview. The position comes with a salary of 55,000 pounds per year, which would be life-changing for Rowan. Rowan was working at a daycare in the London area when she saw an advertisement for a live-in nanny position in the Scottish Highlands. Rowan is frustrated that no one will truly listen to what she has to say about the events that led to her current situation. She’s writing from a women’s prison in Scotland and is adamant that she didn’t kill “that child”.
The Turn of the Key begins with Rowan Caine’s letters to a lawyer named Mr.
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