A review by lizzietherebel
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North

4.75

Brilliant. I loved Outlawed so much that I’ve been putting off reading North’s other novels for fear of being disappointed but I shouldn’t have worried! She is an incisive and complex writer and has created a masterpiece with The Life and Death of Sophie Stark. I think a lot of writers like the idea of writing a novel made up of varied perspectives that draw a portrait of one character, but it is difficult to execute well. North has done it masterfully, giving each character a unique and necessary voice, and with all of the heart-rending story-telling finesse of Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge. I inhaled this and have no criticisms.