Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Dept. of Speculation -- Jenny Offill

This was on my TBR list for a long time. A look at a woman and a marriage coming apart and hopefully coming back together. Written in snippets, the story moves quickly. But, since you have the feeling the woman is bi-polar, the style fits her changing moods. More bitter than bittersweet, but moving. Iffill's new book comes out in 2020. I'm ready to try another.

From a review: "Covering the topics of love, loneliness, grief, joy, fidelity, beauty, depression, mania, motherhood, and writing, the shifting points of view are subtle yet profound."

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