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janetgraberdc's review
Must go back! I liked this book very much but I’m not in the right, dreamy head space for it.
purplepierogi's review against another edition
3.0
prose was lyrical and at times very beautiful but I couldn’t get over how profoundly unrelatable the protagonist was. not for me, but those interested in themes of womanhood, motherhood, obsession, history should give it a try
merireadstuff's review
5.0
this book made me write a poem for the first time in my life, it’s that good and emotional
ec_holland's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
This IS a female text.
I loved the interplay between timeline and the poetic prose that so elegantly explores the darker and beautiful parts of being a woman, and being a mother.
I think there is a yearning here that any woman can relate to but also the ambition or obsession when you find something that really focuses your interests.
This novel was really beautiful!
I loved the interplay between timeline and the poetic prose that so elegantly explores the darker and beautiful parts of being a woman, and being a mother.
I think there is a yearning here that any woman can relate to but also the ambition or obsession when you find something that really focuses your interests.
This novel was really beautiful!
keenanmaree's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
I can’t quite pinpoint exactly why this book spoke to me as much as it did. So much of it was such a tender love letter to motherhood, which is generally something that I’m just not that interested in. But the book as a whole was so beautifully written that I fully understood her contentment with giving herself over completely to motherhood. The narration was also beautiful, and it took me way too long to make the connection that Siobhan McSweeny is Sister Michael herself!