A review by trippalli
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This erudite  biography of a mother who died young from suicide written by her son who didn't know her and his journalistic research into her history; from her childhood through her uphill battle as a woman seeing a college degree and phD in the 1950s and 1960s education. Through her dating, marriage, affairs , live and friendships, mentors and aides, to teaching and becoming a published writer. This journey is deep and fascinating. It took a long time to read as it was so detailed, and while it jumped from interview to written works, to interview to stories it's fascinating and worth the time.

I especially appreciated her early experiences and awareness of LGBTQ community and how that affects her personal journey and the final affair with a bi sexual man that ends her marriage and seems to trigger the series of events that triggers her suicide.
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