Tom Lake

Look mom!! I finally read an Ann Patchett book.

This was a beautiful story of a woman who could have been famous but chose a quieter life she was immensely happy with. I loved sinking into the feeling of her story as she told it to her daughters in first person through memories. Lots of nuance and musing without sounding forced or preachy and balanced with the “showing” we cant help but hear about as writers.. I feel like that probably takes a lot of skill.