Florence Gordon (by Brian Morton)

Recommended by aych for the Read Harder Challenge category "book with a female protagonist over the age of 60."  I loved this novel! The other book I'm reading is yet another slog from the Tournament of Books, so in comparison, this breezed on by and was simply a pleasure to read.

Florence Gordon is a prickly, 75-year-old feminist. (As soon as Frances McDormand turns 75, she's going to do a great job playing Florence Gordon in the miniseries.) The novel shifts between her point of view and those of her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. The novel deals with many themes -- among them, the gulf between the feelings of our loved ones and our assumptions about those feelings.  It's powerful and quiet and subtly moving.

I loved the minimalism of the writing and the emotional complexity of Florence Gordon, and I adored the prickly protagonist. Recommended!