State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Meddle, Dr Swenson did. Rather spectacularly.
Meddle, Dr Swenson did. Rather spectacularly.
So, I buckled and bought this one.
I had read three other novels on the Women’s Prize for Fiction long list, each of which I considered worthy of their place. If they’re the bench mark then this will be a safe bet, too, I thought. In that assumption I was wrong.
Remembered is a mother’s farewell to her son. It’s a sister’s regret. A woman’s remembering: her anger, and her heartbreak; her resignation and her resilience.
This is a book that will break your heart, and then somehow help you put it back together again.
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