Sarah Bernstein. STUDY FOR OBEDIENCE. Knopf, 2023.
Found this Giller winner at Village Books in Bellingham (along with a fancy Montaigne). My rule is that any new books have to be read by me before shelving. The final total included one Mary Oliver, Vol 2, New & Selected, and three David Whytes. Who knew he is from Washington State?)
The Bernstein is interesting as a female reaction against the traditional "tumescent" arc of the story as quest. One female POV, one setting in some unnamed foreign country where communication is difficult; the only other relationship, strained, is between the narrator and her brother.
This is a story I will have to read again. The first time through, I was just looking to see if anything happens.
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