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Rated Clever Girl 10/10

What I like about Tessa Hadley’s writing is its detail. She describes scents particularly well — the top of a small child’s head, a lover’s neck, the cool air of early evening. Calling these different stages of Stella’s life “snapshots” is particularly apt because one can stare at a photo and see the texture of a chair, the way the light reflects off a person’s hair. She somehow manages to convey all the lust, loneliness, longing brimming in the woman’s heart through the use of a few succinct phrases. Writing rarely feels more true than when I’m reading her books.<br><br>(Full review can be found at <a href="http://persephonemagazine.com/2015/03/3-book-recommendations-illuminating-womens-lives/">Persephone Magazine</a>.)

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Published 2026-08-18 20:54 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere