Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen

I love Anna Quindlen.  I love the way she writes and the stories she tells.  And this one was one of her best, although many online reviewers disagree.  When's the last time the main character in a book was a 60-year-old woman who leads a full, productive life?  Generally, books about women of a "certain age" are told in a series of flashbacks where we learn about their life in the rearview mirror.  But as a 60-ish woman myself, I say us geezers still have a little gas in the tank.  And in this novel, Rebecca is still going strong.  She may have a few setbacks in her career and her personal life (who hasn't?), but as we learn about her and the friends and family around her, we feel we are living along side her.  Some say the book is sappy.  OK.  Maybe I was in need of a bit of sap.  But I loved it and highly recommend it.  -June