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Graphic: Child death, Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Dementia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War
Graphic: Child death
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage
Graphic: Child death, Grief
Minor: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Infertility
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Infidelity
Sybil Van Antwerp may not be the most likable character throughout this book, but I loved her nonetheless. She is spirted, intelligent, guarded, but also clearly hurt and doing her best to maintain whatever she can of herself as she ages. The letter format was perfection and I genuinely believe the story could not have been told as well without it.
I loved the choice of the epistolary format because it not only made the story propulsive and easy-to-read, it also was used to define so much of Sybil's character. You understand so much about her so quickly through the letters and Evans does an incredible job of that ever evasive writing rule where every line should contribute to your understanding of the character or a forward movement of the plot - she just nails it.
I don't even want to share too much in this review because I loved going into the book knowing very little and just letting it take me through Sybil's journey, but I would highly recommend to anyone who is also a fan of A Man Called Ove or Olive Kitteridge.
Thank you to Crown Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC!
Graphic: Child death, Grief
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage