Book Review
Mar. 1st, 2006 05:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariThe Bookshop
by Penelope Fitzgerald
This rather cynical book is about Florence Green, a middle-aged womam who decides to open a bookshop in her small coastal town, which is aptly named Hardborough. However, some of the townspeople, including the most influential woman in Hardborough, take against Florence's endeavor and subtly sabotage her business.
This novel is largely an examination of how pettily cruel people can be when someone in their midst dares to step out of the role assigned to them or to bring their neighbors something new. Despite the rather pessimistic subject, I really enjoyed this book. The writing is incisive and subtly humorous. And I both liked and sympathized with Florence - I liked her acerbic tongue and strong backbone.
by Penelope Fitzgerald
This rather cynical book is about Florence Green, a middle-aged womam who decides to open a bookshop in her small coastal town, which is aptly named Hardborough. However, some of the townspeople, including the most influential woman in Hardborough, take against Florence's endeavor and subtly sabotage her business.
This novel is largely an examination of how pettily cruel people can be when someone in their midst dares to step out of the role assigned to them or to bring their neighbors something new. Despite the rather pessimistic subject, I really enjoyed this book. The writing is incisive and subtly humorous. And I both liked and sympathized with Florence - I liked her acerbic tongue and strong backbone.
