This is a beautifully-written book, but rarely can a wedding night have gone so wrong since Tess Durbeyfield married Angel Clare. Writers of misery memoirs would do well to study how MacEwan handles the possibility of abuse in the background. It's delicate and ambiguous, but it's there and it informs the rest of the novel. There have been conflicting opinions about the book but I think it is worth reading for the quality of the writing and the evocative prose.
Day 235; Book 226
Rescue cat 'Fishtopher' undergoes ameowzing transformation from “saddest
cat” in the shelter to purrfectly happy after getting adopted: ‘To be loved
is to be changed’
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The only thing that brings us more joy than before and after adoption
pictures is opening a new tub of cookie-dough ice cream. And since we're
trying to ...
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