When my book group selected this
title to read, which I had read when it came out ten years ago shortly before
the author’s death, I could remember little about it except the central
premise. A young college-aged woman has
abandoned everything to live, mutely, on the streets holding a sign saying “Goodness.” Her family, particularly her mother, is
devastated and uncomprehending. As I
reread it, I realized that there isn’t really a plot as such to fix it in your
mind. It is more an exploration of
ideas, including, of course, what is goodness?
I wasn’t that crazy about the book the first time and didn’t like it much
more on second reading I’m afraid. Too
neat an ending for one thing. 336 pp.
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