The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood
Claire is thrilled that Kennedy won
the Presidency and is looking forward to the Inauguration; wondering what
Jackie will wear and what his speech will entail. Her work on his campaign was a relief from
her everyday existence as a housewife.
Claire is not happy, nor content.
Yet she doesn’t know what she can do to make her life better.
Vivian lost the love of her life in
the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, yet years later she is still hoping to run
into him again. She has deluded herself
into believing that he is alive somewhere suffering from amnesia. After the disaster Vivian stumbles across a
new career. She becomes a sought after
obituary writer, a woman who can get to the essence of a person with her words.
These two storylines come together
in a very intriguing way at the end of the novel and leave you wondering what
exactly will happen next. The writing is
spare, yet lyrical. And the story will
make you hope for the best for these women.
