The Rule of Jenny Pen

The only certainty of every living being's life is that it will end. All we can do is hope to enjoy our final years with dignity, even if the ravages of Father Time require us to take up residence in an assisted living facility. Granted, most people are scared by the prospect of ever ending up in one, given the frequency abuses are reported in such places. But we don't really have control over that: a freak medical event can rip away our independence at the drop of a hat. James Ashcroft's sophomore feature The Rule of Jenny Pen makes excellent use of this powerlessness and the melting pot of medical issues in close quarters to craft an unsettlingly realistic circumstance.

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