Thinking along the lines of a Shirley Valentine type story … where a woman has no more fucks to give and walks away from it all by edengarden123 Related: Literature portraying ageism? Books about finding oneself Engaging fiction for adults with limited sexual content Looking for memoirs by people who knew infamous historical figures before they were infamous. Biggest reading slump yet and I need help
booksnsportsn on September 7, 2024 8:29 pm Not so much snaps, but The Forty Rules Of Love by Elif Shafak has a woman who is trying to decide if she should walk away from her life
fuckmealybugs on September 7, 2024 9:02 pm okay and here me out… The Awakening by Kate Chopin LOL i read it in high school and it changed me
Diligent-Tale-7946 on September 7, 2024 9:23 pm Where’d you go, Bernadette – Maria Semple. It also has a book to movie adaption. However, the story is not told from this character’s point of view.
MirabelleSWalker on September 7, 2024 9:26 pm The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett. It’s been a long time since I read it but I think the mother in Housekeeping abandoned her daughters. It’s not told from the mother’s perspective.
Cabbage_Pizza on September 7, 2024 9:31 pm I just love that someone in this sub has mentioned Shirley Valentine! It has a fantastical element, but if that doesn’t deter you then you might like to look up Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
KindOc on September 7, 2024 9:43 pm Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler. A woman is on vacation with her family and just walks. There’s no snap, just a quiet walk away. Really good book.
whichwoolfwins on September 7, 2024 9:44 pm The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante. Also her later novels in the Neapolitan series.
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Not so much snaps, but The Forty Rules Of Love by Elif Shafak has a woman who is trying to decide if she should walk away from her life
I Love You, But I’ve Chosen Darkness
All Fours
My Murder
The woman who went to bed for year by Sue Townsend
okay and here me out… The Awakening by Kate Chopin
LOL i read it in high school and it changed me
Maybe somewhat Sorrow and Bliss?
my brilliant friend
Where’d you go, Bernadette – Maria Semple. It also has a book to movie adaption. However, the story is not told from this character’s point of view.
The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett.
It’s been a long time since I read it but I think the mother in Housekeeping abandoned her daughters. It’s not told from the mother’s perspective.
*The Lovely Bones,* Alice Sebold
Kim Ji-young: Born 1982
I just love that someone in this sub has mentioned Shirley Valentine!
It has a fantastical element, but if that doesn’t deter you then you might like to look up Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler. A woman is on vacation with her family and just walks. There’s no snap, just a quiet walk away. Really good book.
The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante. Also her later novels in the Neapolitan series.