Sandwich

On the one hand, this novel is shallow tripe about a privileged, narcissistic white woman that would have worked better as a series of Instagram posts (The food! The beach!). On the other hand, the plot does include a fairly positive take on reproductive freedom, which I fear will be in short supply in the coming years.

I flew through this audiobook, and it was fun, fresh, relevant for a woman of my age and place in life. I get the complaints that others made, and they are mostly fair. But it was still enjoyable and interesting. I appreciated the mother-daughter relationships she captured, as well as the somewhat idealized, but pleasant depiction of a mid-life marriage.

Kinda cute story about a family who returns to their usual summer vacation spot, grown children, elderly grandparents, and a mom going through menopause. She reflects on her child-bearing years ( some of it tragic) and prepares for the next stage of life as the children get on with their own lives. I found the relationship between parents and children a little woke, and too open, but maybe I'm comparing my relationship with my parents to this? In any case, good prose.

More people are going through everything Rocky is. The menopause, death, love, self-analysis, etc. Am I the only one who loves Willa? She is phenomenal. This is a cute short read.