A review by britakate
Our Lady of the Prairie by Thisbe Nissen

My guess is that we librarians will have some "unappealing narrator" conversations around this one. I thought Philippa navigated her mess of a life in a completely realistic - if not quite admirable - manner, but I can imagine some readers will have trouble getting over her alleged (and freely acknowledged) selfishness. The hardest thing about the book for me, personally, is that the main character has the name of a coworker of mine, the main character's love object has my nephew's name, and her daughter has my stepmother-in-law's name. Definitely refreshing to see a middle-aged female protagonist. I'd recommend this to people who have enjoyed Nissen's previous novels, as well as fans of Karen Russell, Helen Ellis, and Lauren Groff.