by Margaret Drabble
A story of a single mother Jess with a special needs child Anna that ends up somewhat confusing because it is told as a first person narrative through the eyes of one of Jess's friends. Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/02/the-pure-gold-baby.html
Title: The Pure Gold Baby Who wrote it? Margaret Drabble, grande dame of British fiction, author of many novels, staunch anti-Americanist. She is the sister of writer A.S. Byatt, but the two do not communicate after a disagreement over the portrayal of a family tea set in one of Drabble’s book...
Anna's hidden disability made her mother Jess only want to protect and care for her all the more; especially since she has such a sweet nature - in fact, she is a "Pure Gold Baby". But would caring for Anna be enough for Jess? You can read my revised review of this novel here https://tcl-bookreview...
Anthropology student Jessica Speight is at the start of a budding anthropology career when she has an affair with her professor that leaves her a single mother. Though she has an irresistible charm and sweet demeanor, it soon becomes clear that Jessica's young daughter, Anna, is developmentally behi...
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