A review by lauralhart
The Fifth Woman by Nona Caspers

5.0

A gorgeous, heartbreaking portrait of grief illustrated through a series of collected stories. Each story glimpses a new chapter of the narrator’s life following the death of her partner. This book was haunting and deeply sad but also, at times, cautiously optimistic. I felt deeply for the narrator, could visualize Michelle, the world in which they lived, and perceived the hole left after the accident. I borrowed this copy from the NYPL, but I’m ordering myself a copy tonight.