Someone by Alice McDermott
This is the life story of Marie
Commeford, an ordinary woman from Brooklyn, New York. She shares all the milestones in her life,
including the death of a friend, her first heartbreak, and all the other major
events that make up a life.
Marie has poor eyesight, and her
inability to see what is right in front of her, is a metaphor for her
understanding of the occurrences in her own life. Rather than frustrating the reader, this
makes her all the more believable – can any of us really step back and truly
see our own lives? A simple story that
makes you think about your own life and how extraordinary every ordinary life
really is.
A wonderfully relaxing choice on
audio, it is like sitting back and having someone narrate their life
story.
