Running on from A Handmaid's Tale, this book is a nice counter point of a woman bound by convention, who on the death of her conservative husband begins to live the life she had always wanted, much to the horror of her 'awfully' conservative humdrum children. A break of the social bonds and conventions. It is a book with subtle comedic play of the characters, the sly digs at the social mores of the time and the affect that money or the thought of inheritance can engender in a family makes for an entertaining read.
Words used to describe it: elegiac, comedic, self absorbed, unexpected, fabulous
Marks out of 10: between 5 - 8 (mostly 8)
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Berlin Poplars by Anne B Rogde
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Friday 15th December - Book Club Christmas Do
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