Still Life with Chickens. Catherine Goldhammer.
What to say? Beautiful words, a poetic voice, a starting-over story that feels as if I could have lived it myself--except that I didn't. This middle-aged freshly divorced poet woman and her dilapidated house by the sea and her delightful daughter and her new little chicks--chickens! Always wanted some of those...
This book made me laugh and cry. A two-hour read: an emergency trip to find the place you think your dreams are, then a slow shuttle to where they really live. What's not to love?
New York: Penguin, 2006.
1 comment:
Wow! You had me at 'chickens', but after reading your review, I really DO think I'll read it!
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