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mayblueming's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
jashegerova's review against another edition
5.0
beautifully written, felt somehow both very personal and universal. snaps!
ftecstasy's review against another edition
— "She wanted to leave the room and find somewhere else to be, but then she remembered she lived there and it was her home."
— " ... to tell her the truth about the things he wanted: 'a place of my own to live in, with a woman of my own and perhaps a child of my own. There's nothing extraordinary about wanting such things. No, there is nothing extraordinary about all those nice things. Except that she knew it would cost her more than it would cost him."
— " ... to tell her the truth about the things he wanted: 'a place of my own to live in, with a woman of my own and perhaps a child of my own. There's nothing extraordinary about wanting such things. No, there is nothing extraordinary about all those nice things. Except that she knew it would cost her more than it would cost him."
whovianmonkey's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
shimmery's review against another edition
5.0
I think many women reach their fifties and feel there has been a huge shift in their lives. Here Deborah Levy reflects on her life at this age, when her marriage has ended, her mother has died, and she has moved to a new apartment with her daughters. She explores what it is to be a woman untethered from her role, what it is to be by herself, what it is to start again.
It's empowering, beautiful and life affirming. Those all seem cliche comments but this book is really wonderful. Levy seems a very fun person, who delights in words and people; reading her work renewed my delight in these too.
It's empowering, beautiful and life affirming. Those all seem cliche comments but this book is really wonderful. Levy seems a very fun person, who delights in words and people; reading her work renewed my delight in these too.