3.5
I Am Mary Dunne
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She was born Mary Dunne. A New York actress in a stalled career, she's previously been known as Maria and Martha. Married three times, she's also been called Mrs. Phelan, Mrs. Bell, and currently, Mrs. Terence Lavery—wife of the esteemed playwright. No wonder Mary Dunne forgot her name this morning at the hairdresser. She has no idea who she is anymore. Or maybe she's just crazy. She's curious to find out.
Over the course of a single day, Mary tries to recall more than her name. But as memories of her past come trickling back—infuriating, illuminating, and grievous—she realizes there's so much she'd prefer to forget. As she tries to escape what she calls "the dooms," Mary must confront what she's done with her life—deliberately, haplessly, or by default. If only she
going crazy; it would be so much easier to explain it all away.
Hailed by the
as a "feminist novel written before the wave of feminist novels began,"
is "as complex and satisfying as anything Moore has yet done" (
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3.5
“Another Brian Moore book. Kudos to the reviewer who noted that this book mirrors the spirit of the Molly Bloom chapter of Ulysses in interesting ways. I did not love this book and at times wanted to put it down / away - not finish it- maybe due to its driftingness... just acres and pages full of wandering associations and recollections. but- i also wanted to hang on to see what was going to happen to poor mary. i didn't like her evident frequent heartlessness, but i sort of took that as my own queasiness because maybe she could have been nicer, but then i respected the honesty of it. I was a bit uncomfortable with the so deeply intimate self-portrayal of this woman (by the male author), but .... ok. I maybe especially valued the unstated, but clearly played sense of guilt from Mary about leaving her husband. Yes, maybe she should have done that, but clearly she is pained by that daily... and his subsequent death (suicide?).”
About Brian Moore
Brian Moore (1921–1999) was born in Ireland and lived most of his adult life in Canada and the United States. He was the author of many novels, including
,
, and
—all shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize—as well as
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was awarded Canada’s most prestigious book prize, the Governor General’s Award for Fiction.
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