Elizabeth Smither takes us into the richly imagined worlds of three women, written with such beautifully deft skill as to make them vivid and alive.
A sensual, witty novel that cleverly weaves in the stories of three generations of women: Sylvie, her mother Madeleine and grandmother Isobel, focusing most strongly on the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter.
The narrative shifts between the points of view of each main character, telling their stories with gentle, deeply observant humour, through their love affairs, food, rivalries, marriages, pets and all the beautiful minutiae of everyday life.
Elizabeth draws the threads of each story together subtly and surprisingly to achieve a perfectly resolved ending.
Please note this copy has light creases on the spine and light scuffs on the edges of the covers and a small neat inscription on the inside cover
ISBN: 9781988547114
Size: Trade Paperback, 328 pages
Publisher: Allen and Unwin New Zealand
Published: 2019