Sandra reviewed Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín
Review of 'Nora Webster' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A quietly powerful book. The story of how one woman's way of life ends and how she must pick up the pieces of what is left and forge a new existence.
"Widowed at forty, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born. And now she fears she may be drawn back into it. Wounded, strong-willed, clinging to secrecy in a tiny community where everyone knows your business, Nora is drowning in her own sorrow and blind to the suffering of her young sons, who have lost their father. Yet she has moments of stunning empathy and kindness, and when she begins to sing again, after decades, she finds solace, engagement, a haven-- herself." --
A quietly powerful book. The story of how one woman's way of life ends and how she must pick up the pieces of what is left and forge a new existence.