A review by tarapatey
A Real Somebody: A Novel by Deryn Collier

medium-paced

4.0

Like stepping back in time to post-war Montreal.  Collier recreates a world in which women must closely adhere to gender norms, both in their homes and families as well as the workplace.  Those who may be inclined to wander outside those norms, like our protagonist June, are made to feel unwelcomed and less valuable.

June is a great character.  Collier clearly shows June’s desire to be more than a stenographer or a wife and mother but still struggles with these desires in the confines of society.