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Book Review of Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage

Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage
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The words that come to mind reading Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage by Dani Shapiro are nonlinear, personal, intimate, quiet, and reflective. This slim book is a reflection and commentary on marriage. This is not a memoir with a linear timeline or a plot; it is more like picking through a photo album, drifting from memory to memory until an image more expansive than the photographs themselves forms. The craft of Dani Shapiro's writing makes it feel real and heartfelt.

Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2017/04/hourglass-time-memory-marriage.html

Reviewed for the Penguin First to Read program.