Wow, what a good book this one turned out to be. Have you had the pleasure of reading any of Jane Hamilton's books? Even though I'd never heard of this one till I picked it up off the "Recommended Books" display at the library last week, I liked this book of hers best. I think I needed the break from "all things serious" and this fit the bill.
Jane Hamilton wrote A Map of the World, a serious novel about a child drowning on someone else's property and the aftermath of those lives, and The Book of Ruth, an equally serious book about abuse and anger and regular everyday lives some people live. Maybe you've seen the movies. Laura Rider's Masterpiece is in contrast hilarious and light but with some serious consequences for the characters of its own.
I'd sum up Laura Rider's Masterpiece as "a trashy novel within a literary work of art."
I loved it.
Book Read: Laura Rider's Masterpiece
Author: Jane Hamilton
ISBN: 978-0-446-53895-4
Jane Hamilton wrote A Map of the World, a serious novel about a child drowning on someone else's property and the aftermath of those lives, and The Book of Ruth, an equally serious book about abuse and anger and regular everyday lives some people live. Maybe you've seen the movies. Laura Rider's Masterpiece is in contrast hilarious and light but with some serious consequences for the characters of its own.
I'd sum up Laura Rider's Masterpiece as "a trashy novel within a literary work of art."
I loved it.
Book Read: Laura Rider's Masterpiece
Author: Jane Hamilton
ISBN: 978-0-446-53895-4
