Roberta works in a
bookstore. She's half in love with the owner, but feels there's no
chance for her since he is interested in someone else. When she finds
a letter in her grandmother's suitcase, it opens the door to
questioning who she really is, and more important what happened in
her grandmother's life.
The stories of
Roberta and her grandmother, Dorothy are told in sequential chapters.
Roberta's chapters are written in the first person: Dorothy's in the
third person. I suppose this was meant to give a sense of immediacy
to Roberta's chapters. However, since more can be done to set the
scene in third person, I found those chapters more interesting.
The theme of the
book revolves around motherhood – who wants to be a mother, who
doesn't, and what will they do to either embrace the role or flee it.
It's a theme that will appeal to women and will raise questions about
their own choices.
I enjoyed the book,
but I found the back and forth between the eras more frustrating than
enlightening. It may make a good selection to discuss with a reading
group, but as a standalone novel, it left me cold.
I reviewed this book
for the Amazon Vine Program.
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