Monday, December 14, 2020

Book Review - Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen


 Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen is another winner in her batch of books - fiction or nonfiction. I can always count on her for good solid writing. 

Rebecca Winter is a photographer but now facing a declining career and a bit of a crisis of faith, plus her bank account is dwindling.  She flees to the country for a new perspective.  (cover blurb) There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer/birder named Jim Bates, that what she see through a camera lens is not all there is to the world. 

p. 6 I like her description of the country.  It was quiet now. There was a smell. So many smells. Mildew, damp linen, trampled plants. The bananas in the glass bowl on the drainboard. A whiff of what might be skunk, or skunk cabbage. In the backyard she'd taken a deep breath. It had smelled as though the entire forest around her was rotting by inches.

p.  213 She has a new agent, a new project The White Cross series, and a new lease on life.  This series of enigmatic tableaux is both mysterious and heartbreaking. Each as it was found: some images reflect the disintegration wrought by wind and weather. 

Rebecca's journey at age 60ish is well written by Quindlen. She captures the questioning, the endurance, and the world of a creative. Flee with Rebecca and restore your soul, too. Enjoy this book. 

 


6 comments:

  1. Hi Joanne - love the title and your description makes me want to curl up and read it ... another day sadly! But thanks for letting us know about it - stay safe - Hilary

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    1. it was a quick read and indeed, I curled up in my chair with my afghan and enjoyed Rebecca's time

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  2. Sounds like a wonderful book Joanne. Thanks for the review.
    Take care.
    Yvonne.

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  3. How do you read so many meaningful books so quickly? I can't keep up with the titles before you're done with another book. You're brilliant, my friend.

    Love and cheer!

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    1. I read but can't remember crap. I try at least 30 minutes a day, plenty more on weekends. I do read pretty fast too. I've got a great group of friends who share. Take care!

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