Real Estate by Deborah Levy

Real Estate by Deborah Levy

The final instalment of the Living Autobiography series!

These books have been super easy for me to read. Not necessarily always wholly relatable, they are beautiful, satisfying, and full of poignant observations and vignettes of adult relationships. I’ve been fascinated to follow her journey through separation and divorce over three books.

In this book Deborah explores the importance of home, of owning or having a home, of how to use items and space to curate a life. As a writer and a divorcee, Deborah is very open and porous in her way of thinking as she almost dismantles herself. The way she interacts with her daughters and their young friends is a great example of solidarity.

Beautiful descriptions of people and places make this for a very satisfying read.

If I only had a writing shed!

One word: crisp.