The Odd Woman ~ Gail Godwin

A richly introspective novel about identity, solitude, and the search for meaning.

Professor Jane Clifford, a thirty-something literature scholar, finds herself adrift between the ideals of romantic fiction and the realities of modern life. As she navigates a long-distance affair, the death of her grandmother, and the shifting dynamics of friendship and feminism, Jane confronts the question: what does it mean to live a life of ones own? Godwins acclaimed novel blends wit, melancholy, and literary depth in a portrait of a woman caught between eras.