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After Mia Fredicksen's husband of thirty years asks for a pause - to indulge in his infatuation with a young French colleague - she cracks up (briefly), rages (deeply), then decamps to the prairie town of her childhood to consider her position. It's a familiar scenario, though what transpires in this provocative, mordant and vivacious tragicomedy is anything but predictable.

I really enjoyed accompanying Mia on her journey. It covers all parts of a woman's life: the youngsters adolescence; her daughter's 'single' years; Lola's early marriage; reflections on a longstanding marriage and life after men. I love Abigail's secret that she is too scared to share until Mia comes along. I also felt I could really relate to a lot of these situations although towards the end it became a little rambling. Unfortunately the poems did nothing for me but other than that it was a great read.

Taking this to the Convention as part of my NSS gift.

Thank you so much!

20/4-12

I really enjoyed this book, it was a lovely read, most of it I read on my way home from Dublin. I do agree about the poems, I thought they were tedious, but I really loved Abigail and her art and the story about the girls.

If I don´t release it before then, I´ll keep it for 2013 Convention in Gothenburg.

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The woman on the book cover seems to reading in the same ositiona as I often do.
I loved "What I Loved" and i guess I'll love this book too.
Thank you for the book, Panzeranzi!
And thank you and the others for the fabulous convention, too! It was nice meeting you all in Gothenburg.