Learwife

I found this a difficult one to rate as it's such a deeply introspective novel. Told totally in the voice of Lear's pretty much unnamed wife as she reminisces about her marriages and her family. As this is set in the convent where she has been banished to, there is not a great deal of plot even though this is set during a plague.
Overall, I thought it was a good idea and it did help illuminate the characters somewhat, particularly why Cordelia is so different to her sisters. However, it's not an easy read and I found myself forcing myself to finish it at times. I think what made it difficult was jumping around in time periods in a stream of consciousness way which suited the character, but not necessarily the reader. In short, I think I admired the writing rather than loved it as a book.