![]() It’s subtly philosophical without ever being pretentious. The prose is carefully crafted to seem simple, as are the brilliantly relatable insights and anxieties of an adolescent girl's life. It is not far removed from short stories, with Del describing her childhood and adolescence in seven episodic, loosely-themed (death, God, friendships, sex, ambition etc), but chronological chapters, plus a short epilogue in different style. This is my first encounter with Munro, and it’s her only novel. I felt similarly about Del Jordan, though for completely different reasons. I was constantly letting go and tumbling into it.” ![]() ![]() “ All weekend thought of him stayed in my mind like a circus net spread underneath whatever I had to think about. This is my favourite sort of novel: writing that is acute, astute, and beautiful, sugaring deeper questions and messages that take time to ferment and mature. ![]()
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