This book was semi-autobiographical in fact it was shortlisted by the Booker Prize but was refused because it wasn't fictitious enough. I just read a biography on Robert Lowell and Caroline Blackwood was his third wife. I read this out of curiosity not only that I love the books that New York Review Books selects. This book is about the monstrous great grandmother that Caroline lived with and also her insane grandmother. It was interesting but I wish that the book was more balanced. Caroline only says one nice thing about her great grandmother and that's towards the end. I feel there could have been more to say.
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