I finished this book at about 4 A.M. the other day as a cold
refused to let me get some sleep. The setting fit the mood of the book, a look
into the isolation of the elderly in our society. Emily, a widower, lives alone
and is confronting both her own mortality and the solitude created by her
ever-diminishing social circle. With this book coming from Emily’s perspective,
it provides an accurate depiction of the clash of beliefs and styles between
generations. Emily has a contentious relationship with her two children and
longs to have a closer relationship with all her grandchildren. I think when
you’re young it’s hard to understand that perspective, and it becomes difficult
to imagine why a grandparent worries about this or that. I think this book
lifts that vale.
Up Next: Straight Man by Richard Russo
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