cailinmaee 's review for:

Miss Iceland by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

5.0

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A beautiful meditation on the costs of both living outside of society's expectations and within them. Hekla is a female writer in 1960's Iceland. Hailed for her looks and up against the patriarchal expectations of her time, she is determined to live life on her own terms. Weaving through the narrative are the stories of her two best friends, a gay man who is suffering the consequences of living in the margins and a childhood friend who is stuck in domesticity. Poignant and lovely, this novel delivers a reminder that happiness does not always follow on the path most traveled.

Thank you NetGalley for the review copy!