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By Stewart O’Nan<\/span> – Viking Adult, 2011<\/em> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stewart O’Nan has a knack for crafting seemingly mundane and minute details into such thoughtful prose that his words become etched in a reader\u2019s mind. In this novel, Emily is a widow in her 80s who has given up driving, resigned to relying on her sister-in-law, Arlene, as chauffeur. When Arlene faints at their regular lunch buffet, Emily drives home. This single moment sparks a renewal of her independence. With an ironic sense that she is reversing her dependence on others at an advanced age, what follows is a year in the life of Emily Maxwell. O\u2019Nan\u2019s depiction is so believable, you may be convinced that he was an older woman in a previous life, and so intimate, it feels like spying. Has O’Nan offered us a look into our own aging, perhaps?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Stewart O’Nan – Viking Adult, 2011  Stewart O’Nan has a knack for crafting seemingly mundane and minute details into such thoughtful prose that his words become etched in a reader\u2019s mind. In this novel, Emily is a widow in her 80s who…<\/span><\/p>\n

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