Woman Enters Left
A Novel
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نقد و بررسی
September 15, 2017
In 1917, Ethel's best friend Florence shows up at her doorstep waving an ad for a factory job painting radium dials on watches. Florence, who has always been in love with Ethel, doesn't wipe the radium glow off of her lips as she works, hoping to match Ethel's natural effervescence. In 1926, Ethel's husband, Carl, has left her and taken their daughter to a ranch in Nevada to wait out the time it takes to file for divorce. Meanwhile, Florence comes to visit, and Ethel impulsively decides to go on a road trip with her. Riding rough in a Model T, they sleep in campgrounds and cook over a fire. Florence is losing her teeth, and Ethel has ankle pains that never seem to heal. In 1952, Ethel's daughter Louise, a Hollywood movie star, travels to Vegas to escape from a failing marriage and career troubles, uncovering family secrets along the way. VERDICT In Brockmole's (Letters from Skye; At the Edge of Summer) poignant novel, multiple time lines work together to flesh out the characters' stories. There may be additional interest in this book owing to Kate Moore's recent nonfiction work, Radium Girls.--Jennifer Mills, Shorewood-Troy Lib., IL
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