Review: A Married Unmarried Woman
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2012
The book is a character study on one woman's life: Vivian. She is an artist who had a summer fling in England 10 years earlier, and now she has to decide whether that was her real life, or if it's the one she's currently living. The book is very well-written, and flows beautifully. We are given enough details about her childhood and her current husband to fully understand all the points of view she experiences. The reader is swept into her world, and the struggle between being a fully actualized person, or a devoted wife and mother. This is not a new theme, and even the most well-written book needs to add something new to the dialogue. From Madame Bovary to Kramer vs. Kramer, we have decades of literature about women who are trying to find themselves, and the struggles each faces. I devoured the book, enjoying every page and kept in suspense about what decisions Vivian would make. However, a few days after I finished the book, all of it just started to fade into oblivion, my mind knowing that I had addressed and answered all the questions it raised long ago. Yet, if you are on a journey to find yourself, and aren't sure which way you want to go in life, you'll enjoy this competently written book.