A review by sweddy65
Unless by Carol Shields

4.0

Wow wow wow wow wow. Grief and goodness, feminism, writing, family. An amazing book. I knew I would love it on page 7 when Reta, the fictional author and main character, described a volume she had written in this way: "You could send this book to anyone on your list who was maidenly or semi-academic or whom you didn't know very well." Why, then, did I not give it 5 stars? Because 5 stars means sometimes a book is so perfect I have to set it down and breathe for a while before continuing.