A review by lynburn
Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage by Dani Shapiro

4.0

Hourglass by Dani Shapiro is a beautifully written account of marriage. While I struggled at first that the book is not organized into chapters and doesn’t flow chronologically, or logically at all, I gave myself up to the flow of the writing. D and M have a lovely marriage, but not a perfect marriage. Ms. Shapiro is very honest in her recounting of milestones in their union: her past marriages, their meeting, both their parents marriages, their sons health struggles, their career struggles, and impending empty nest. I felt at times that a mirror was reflecting my own life and marriage. I really enjoyed the uniqueness of this memoir.