Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason: A Quiet, Funny and Uncomfortable Story About Loneliness
Sometimes a book finds you at exactly the right moment. I first came across Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason while scrolling through Instagram, after seeing it recommended by book influencer @nonauppal. The title immediately caught my attention, but what made me curious was the idea of a woman whose life seems ordinary from the outside while something much more complicated is happening quietly within her. Meg Mason, the bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss , returns with a novel that is funny, uncomfortable, tender and deeply interested in one of the strangest human experiences: being lonely even when you are not completely alone. Who is Sophie? Sophie Pattison is 37 and going through a difficult period of her life after the breakdown of her marriage. She works behind the scenes at literary festivals, surrounded by writers...