Lady Under the Stairs captures the frustrations and despair of mental illness. Marguerite Joseph shares her understanding with us in a clinical yet empathetic manner as she makes the plantation period come alive.

Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2021

Important piece of literature, poignant & well written
This story covers a period in history that Black people especially will never forget. The references throughout are so correct, so full of feeling. They show a real grasp of this situation in both time and place. Read the opening chapters and you are hooked. We cannot forget how complex mental illness is. We must learn from this. Well done.