Monday, October 1, 2012

A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle


I read this with a book club. An author daughter of one of our members recommended it as her very favorite book. At first we were confused by her high recommendation--it seems like a sweet, rather ordinary book. But she schooled us in what to look for--the symbolism of the greyhounds, the relationship between the women, the quiet and inevitable changes that occurred in their lives and in the town around them... and then we liked it quite a lot.

There was nothing particularly outstanding about the book. It's a lovely story. I enjoyed the portrayal of a series of GOOD mother-daughter relationships. I liked the quiet strength of generations of women. The characters were all very likeable.

In this story you'll meet a teenager and her mother, a grandmother, a ghost and you'll hear the stories of all of them. It's a lovely little book that will give quiet satisfaction.

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