I read the first 150 pages of this book the night before I left for vacation. I don't take library books with me when I travel so this one had to stay at home, unfinished, for a week before I could read the conclusion. I was kicking myself for not starting the book earlier in the afternoon.This novel won the National Book Award in 1977. It's about an older couple, Joe and Ruth (also found in All the Little Live Things), who, prompted by a postcard from an old friend, read through Joe's journal that he kept during their trip to Denmark 20 years ago. This novel is about aging, life, marriage, choices we make, and the commitments we keep.
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