Depressing

The last two books I read were both a little depressing.

Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell is about a well-to do woman who is not present in her life. As her children grow up, she finds she has no purpose or direction. This is really just a sad and tragic story, but a good reminder that we only have this one life to live and we can either participate in it or not, but there are no do-overs.

Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin
This book was good, but in keeping with the first book, it shows a disturbingly neglectful set of parents completely ignoring and damaging their children. Not a rainbow and bunnies kind of story.