Wow... It was just so blunt, it was very confronting. In a way, this actually reinforced the point of the character of the narrator.It is a confession of Mabel Stark therefore, of course, the narrator is Mabel Stark. Right of the first bat, I was confronted with just how completely un-abashed she was about sex. There is none of those Victorian reserve, no siree... The book is not erotic. Far from it, she was as open as she can be without being vulgar. Of the way she puts things into perspective was just a completely riot. Though the book itself isn't about sex but I found that it formed a big impression on me for all the reasons set out above.It is an educated guess of "autobiographical account" of the life of Mabel Stark. Now that I've finished the book, her life was as "normal" as one can get (ups & downs) but on the outset, with her mental illness not having been recognised or treated property was the saddest bit. And again, this was not unusual at the time.The story is narrated by the older Mabel Stark (ie. present time) and chapters were formed of flashbacks in time which were mostly chronological. I am just blown away by her resourcefulness, talent, and most of all, character and wish that I personally know her as a friend. In a way, I now feel that I do.
