A review by travelsalongmybookshelf
Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

‘She had a high colour toned down by mauve powder, which gave her the look of a ripe nectarine; one that had been in the box rather a long time.’ 

 

I’m a newcomer to Whipple, this is the first of her books I have read and was blown away by it.  Why, oh why have I not read her before? I’m almost cross with myself! 

She writes women and men really well, she writes about washing up and laundry, the domestic and the common experience of women’s lives, the choices, or lack of them that women have, she is frankly brilliant. 

 

I think when you read a Persephone, Whipple in particular, something changes in you, they make you think and feel quite deeply. They are something quite special! 

 

Whipple should be celebrated, I would highly recommend reading her. I will be reading more, I have 2 more already on my shelf!