Soldier Sailor

This was both the hardest and most beautiful book I've read all year. It's a painfully honest depiction of the first years of motherhood, and wow did it resonate with me. The overwhelming love and loss that goes along with becoming a mother is so clearly and eloquently laid bare - so many times I just found myself in chills. 

I am sure this will not be for everyone - it is nearly all interior thought, with very little plot to speak of. I think some may find it too honest for their liking. I think it's brilliant, and I will definitely be reading this one again. 

(Women's Prize for Fiction longlist 2024)