Sorrow and Bliss
Book description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT
'Just read it. It's unforgettable'
India Knight, The Sunday Times
'It is impossible to read this novel and not be moved. It is also impossible not to laugh out loud... Extraordinary'
Guardian
'Full of snappy one-liners but,…
Why read it?
1 author picked Sorrow and Bliss as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I fell in love with Martha, the main character who is struggling with an unnamed depression and who because of this assumes she can never be a good mother. She is so surprising and real and sad and impossible to love and funny—I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to see if things would work out for her.
From Maribeth's list on complicated motherhood.
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