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truthmonkey's review
3.0
May book for the decades challenge (1940s) I know this was a personal book for the author, so I hesitate to critique it. But she fictionalized much of the life of her great aunt in order to make it a mystery. For me, the mystery was unsatisfying, and I would have been more interested in learning more about the real life of June. Also there was a lot of talk about June writing poems and there weren’t any in the book, despite the author having all of them in her possession.
tarapatey's review
medium-paced
4.0
Like stepping back in time to post-war Montreal. Collier recreates a world in which women must closely adhere to gender norms, both in their homes and families as well as the workplace. Those who may be inclined to wander outside those norms, like our protagonist June, are made to feel unwelcomed and less valuable.
June is a great character. Collier clearly shows June’s desire to be more than a stenographer or a wife and mother but still struggles with these desires in the confines of society.
June is a great character. Collier clearly shows June’s desire to be more than a stenographer or a wife and mother but still struggles with these desires in the confines of society.
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