The novel is about the coming of age of a woman who took the path of least resistance. When she finds herself waking up after a near death experience and not remembering how she was so badly hurt, she realizes that there were things she wanted to change about herself. She comes up with a reverse bucket list.
Nora November has a number of things facing her. Her family’s perception of what she could, would, and should do. She was boxed in very effectively into her role in her family and in her life. When Nora begins to take control of various parts of her life, her family fights her the way they always did with intimidation, gaslighting and condescending attitudes.
I love how Nora fought for her life and found so many wonderful things with the garden, the baking, the older folks from the playhouse. Nora found a way to make life more like what she wanted, even as she was fearful of losing her job, losing her apartment, and not being able to pay her bills. Her biggest fear was turning back into Nora before the accident.
Nice Work, Nora November by Julia London is an uplifting, hold your head high, and face the future type of read.
