Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend WarnerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
For first three quarters of the book, Laura (Lolly) is a middle-class, middle-aged woman slowly realising that she doesn't want to do what is expected of her as unmarried woman (i.e. be quiet and be helpful). Had the book ended when she decides to move to the country, Lolly Williams would have been a empowering book about a woman finding her voice.
But last quarter goes the proverbial bat poo crazy, leaving the reader go "yah what?" - Lolly does make a great speach at the end of the book explaining the need for the craziness in fairness. So while the last quarter is decidedly odd, I think it is justified.
A book for all introverts or anyone who resents the path that society expects them to follow.
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