Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close

Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book is not my usual taste, but I did enjoy listening to it.  It was difficult keeping the girls apart, but I finally got to know them.  It sounds like from other reviews that it was a problem with reading it(as opposed to listening), too.  I kept thinking of the chapters as vignettes, although they are actually more like episodes in a tv series.  The story of these single women as they leave college and start to make their way in life opened my eyes to how different the world can be for women who follow this path compared to my experience of marrying soon after college and following the husband in his career.  That is not to say that I don't have choices because I do, but I never lived alone, solely responsible for my upkeep.  Anyway, I value the book for giving me the look into these younger women's lives.

Mixed reviews - most people either loved it or hated it.  I'd read it just to find out which.


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