I did not know about the time Janet Frame spent in a mental institution why reading Faces in the Water. After, learn about Frame past it made it easier the see the meaning form the book. “A quick read of the introduction (by Hilary Mantel) reveals that the author had a very similar experience to Istina. She, too, was committed to a mental asylum for nearly a decade and was also nearly forced to undergo brain surgery (in her case, she was saved when she won an award for her literary talents). Therefore, it would be easy to conclude that the book is autobiographical.” (Dawn Powell)
