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Carol Shields
Her last novel and a good one. Potentially lazy and irritating (a
novel about a woman writing a novel) but she disarms criticism by
discussing the point. There are knee jerk feminist reactions
which she then examines. A serious and absorbing story
Doreen 18/4/04
Andrew has been disappointed with her previous books and always
felt that there was less there than meets the eye. This one isn't
very different.
This was her last book and was written when she knew she was
dying with cancer. It is a book about how an individual and her
family cope with a major upheaval (which maybe a metaphor for her
illness). There are occasionally flashes of really good writing
and generally it is easy to read often it drifts. Cautiously
recommended.
Andrew 17/7/04
Better than other books by the same author.
Jean 15/8/04
By the same author
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