The Means of Escape
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In her final book--published posthumously--Fitzgerald presents several very strange pasts, her narratives ranging from the 17th century to the late 20th century. The title tale, set in New Zealand in 1852, resembles a cautionary fable about a spinster and an escaped con. But in Fitzgerald's hands, it is infinitely more.
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Awful, but mercifully short.
Why all the hype about Penelope Fitzgerald? of her books when they're just not good. I hate to speak poorly of the dead, but simply cannot unearth why there are so many glowing reviews of her work.
There was a glimmer here and there of talent, but then there'd be a whomp, whomp, whomp ending.
