Sorrow and Bliss
A Novel
by Meg Mason
Recommended by Richard Osman and Jojo Moyes
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
A compulsively readable debut novel spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark, and tender about a woman on the edge that combines the psychological insight of Sally Rooney with the sharp humor of Nina Stibbe and the emotional resonance of 'Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine'.Martha Friel just turned forty. Once, she worked at Vogue and planned to write ...
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