Reddit mentions of The Trial of Anna Cotman

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel is my favorite book. I've read it something like 20 or 30 times. The sequels are, sadly, nowhere near as good but I never get tired of the first book and every time I've read it I've seen more in it. The first time I read it, it was purely a low fantasy novel for me, where I was impressed how alien the culture was. These days, I can't miss that the culture of The Clan is ours with a thin veneer over it, and I love how much it comments on us and how we think.

Another book that I've returned to several times, over a looonnng period of time is The Trial of Anna Cotman by Vivien Alcock it's a very different read now that I'm an adult. As a kid it spooked the hell out of me - even though it wasn't a horror book. These days, again, I love the social commentary in it and how true it rings, even though it is such a simple story. I feel like it tells a deep truth about how even innocent things can just go horrifically bad.