The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot

I wish I knew why I choose the books to read that I do. It strikes me as bewilderingly odd that I would pick this book up at the same time that I picked up The Group. The copyright is 1958, near that of The Group, and the book's themes fit in nicely with those of The Group.

Mrs. Eliot is happily entering into middle age, when her husband, her support, is killed and she is forced to redefine her life.

An early book that I would classify as women's fiction, like The Group, but, also like The Group, it is more that that. It's thoughtful and clever, beautifully written, with characters that surprise you. Like The Group, I'd almost classify it as a Must-Read.