John S. (Seajack) reviewed on 11/6/2009 + 347 more book reviews

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Setting and description play a large part in Shulman's story; she's very, very good at that aspect. The latter part of the book focuses more on her personal life (going through an acrimonious divorce, etc.), and, unfortunately, I really struggled to identify with her there - target audience would be educated, professional (liberal) women over 60. As with other memoirs/autobios, I found her friend Margaret's observations (can you call a real person a "secondary character"?) as interesting as, if not more so, than Shulman's own musings, especially when she engages in occasional self-pity.

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