Book: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

I picked this up for a light (in weight) book for the Mexico City trip. For my travels, I generally only read at the airports or while taking off/landing. I didn’t, however, even open this until halfway through the trip and the beloved was ill - I had my bout of sickness the day before and was far too low in energy to pick up a book then, never mind digest it.

For both flights, I was too tired to concentrate on it, which says much about my state of mind both before and during the trip. That’s another story and the reason I read most of this when I returned.

Kate Battista is approaching her late 20s and finds herself with an employer she dislikes and one that dislikes her. Coming home from her role as an assistant teacher in the preschool, where she just about scrapes by doing the bare minimum and for that, the kids love her. Her lack of regard for rules extends to her lack of regard for home life. This she shares with her workaholic scientist father who seems to be on the brink of a breakthrough discovery and her teenage little sister, their mum having had died several years back.

One day, her father, who is not the warmest parent, comes home with news which affects Kate’s whole non-plan for life and a decision needs to be made.

Another gentle read from one of my go-to authors that was perfect during an exhausting June. I love the ending this time.

Apparently, it’s based on the Taming of the Shrew but having long refrained from being interested in anything Shakespeare, that had no impact on me.