UNLESS

Unless by Carol Shields - I liked the cover, so read this little novel, but didn't love it. As a matter of fact, I raced through the last half just to see what happened. Carol Shields is a thoughtful and feminine author, and to quote her, she wanted to write about "mothers and daughters, about writers and readers, and about men and women". Which she did. I would add that she wrote about a family, a home, and a life. The cover photo is of Carol as a little girl in Oak Park, IL. I think my enjoyment of this novel might have been greater had I read the "About the Author" at the back of the book first. But maybe not. There's a lot of rumination here, so for me it was so-so. So on to something new tonight!