Julia_NP1 Glass_NP1 In_II 2002_MC the_AT National_JJ Book_NN1 Award_NN1 for_IF Fiction_NN1 went_VVD to_II Julia_NP1 Glass_NP1 's_GE debut_NN1 novel_NN1 ,_, Three_MC Junes_NP2 ._. 
Glass_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ forty-six_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, dedicated_VVD her_APPGE award_NN1 to_II late_JJ bloomers_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ gone_VVN on_RP to_TO publish_VVI a_AT1 strong_JJ second_MD novel_NN1 ,_, The_AT Whole_JJ World_NN1 Over_II (_( 2006_MC )_) ,_, which_DDQ incorporates_VVZ the_AT 11_MC September_NPM1 2001_MC attacks_NN2 on_II New_NP1 York_NP1 into_II its_APPGE complex_JJ plot_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 third_MD book_NN1 of_IO fiction_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 See_VV0 You_PPY Everywhere_RL (_( 2008_MC )_) ._. 
Julia_NP1 Glass_NP1 was_VBDZ born_VVN on_II 23_MC March_NPM1 1956_MC in_II Boston_NP1 ,_, Massachusetts_NP1 ,_, the_AT daughter_NN1 of_IO John_NP1 and_CC Florence_NP1 McKerrow_NP1 Glass_NP1 ._. 
John_NP1 Glass_NP1 worked_VVD as_II an_AT1 ethnohistorian_NN1 of_IO Meso-American_JJ peoples_NN2 and_CC as_II an_AT1 executive_NN1 of_IO the_AT Masters_NN2 of_IO Foxhounds_NP1 Association_NN1 of_IO America_NP1 ._. 
Glass_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 master_NN1 of_IO foxhounds_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 longtime_JJ president_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lincoln_NP1 ,_, Massachusetts_NP1 ,_, Historical_JJ Society_NN1 ._. 
Julia_NP1 Glass_NP1 and_CC her_APPGE sister_NN1 ,_, Carolyn_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II 1961_MC ,_, grew_VVD up_RP primarily_RR in_II Lincoln_NP1 ,_, where_RRQ Julia_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 child_NN1 noted_VVN for_IF her_APPGE dedication_NN1 to_II the_AT library_NN1 ,_, reading_VVG avidly_RR ,_, a_AT1 habit_NN1 that_CST continued_VVD into_II her_APPGE later_JJR years_NNT2 as_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 student_NN1 at_II Concord_NP1 Academy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT two_MC sisters_NN2 went_VVD in_II different_JJ academic_JJ directions_NN2 :_: Carolyn_NP1 Glass_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 veterinarian_NN1 until_CS her_APPGE death_NN1 in_II 1992_MC ;_; Julia_NP1 Glass_NP1 was_VBDZ oriented_VVN from_II childhood_NN1 toward_II the_AT arts_NN2 ._. 
Originally_RR ,_, Glass_NP1 pursued_VVD painting_NN1 ,_, graduating_VVG summa_RR31 cum_RR32 laude_RR33 and_CC Scholar_NN1 of_IO the_AT House_NN1 in_II studio_NN1 art_NN1 from_II Yale_NP1 in_II 1978_MC ,_, after_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ awarded_VVN a_AT1 John_NP1 Courtney_NP1 Murray_NP1 travel_NN1 fellowship_NN1 from_II Yale_NP1 and_CC spent_VVD the_AT next_MD year_NNT1 in_II Paris_NP1 ._. 
On_II her_APPGE return_NN1 to_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 painted_VVD and_CC drew_VVD for_IF the_AT next_MD ten_MC years_NNT2 ,_, supplementing_VVG that_CST work_VV0 with_IW writing_NN1 and_CC freelance_VV0 editing_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 published_VVD in_II such_DA journals_NN2 as_CSA New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, Gourmet_NN1 ,_, More_RRR ,_, Redbook_NP1 ,_, Glamour_NN1 ,_, Parenting_NN1 ,_, Parents_NN2 ,_, Lifetime_NNT1 ,_, Allure_NN1 ,_, Time_NNT1 Out_RP Kids_NN2 ,_, Ceramics_NN2 :_: Art_NN1 and_CC Perception_NN1 ,_, Good_JJ Housekeeping_NN1 ,_, 7_MC Days_NNT2 ,_, Woman_NN1 's_GE Day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC the_AT on-line_JJ publication_NN1 TheMan.com_NP1 ._. 
Additionally_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 published_VVD twenty-three_MC feature-length_JJ book_NN1 reviews_VVZ in_II the_AT "_" Books_NN2 "_" section_NN1 of_IO the_AT Chicago_NP1 Tribune_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 Glass_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II her_APPGE thirties_MC2 ,_, she_PPHS1 found_VVD herself_PPX1 focusing_VVG more_RRR on_II her_APPGE writing_NN1 than_CSN on_II her_APPGE painting_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 first_RR22 ,_, she_PPHS1 says_VVZ in_II a_AT1 2002_MC interview_NN1 with_IW Alden_NP1 Mudge_NP1 (_( Bookpage.com_NP1 )_) ,_, she_PPHS1 felt_VVD conflict_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 found_VVD herself_PPX1 drifting_VVG away_II21 from_II22 the_AT visual_JJ arts_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 worried_VVD that_CST perhaps_RR her_APPGE writing_NN1 was_VBDZ something_PN1 of_IO an_AT1 indulgence_NN1 ._. 
Awards_NN2 ,_, however_RR ,_, began_VVD to_TO accumulate_VVI :_: three_MC Nelson_NP1 Algren_NP1 Fiction_NN1 Awards_NN2 (_( 1993_MC ,_, 1996_MC ,_, 2000_MC )_) ;_; the_AT Tobias_NP2 Wolff_NP1 Award_NN1 in_II 1999_MC ;_; the_AT Pirates_NN2 Alley_NN1 Faulkner_NP1 Society_NN1 Medal_NN1 for_IF Best_JJT Novella_NN1 in_II 1999_MC (_( for_IF "_" Collies_NP1 ,_, "_" which_DDQ became_VVD the_AT first_MD of_IO the_AT three_MC parts_NN2 of_IO Three_MC Junes_NP2 )_) ;_; and_CC the_AT Ames_NP1 Memorial_NN1 Essay_NN1 Award_NN1 from_II Literal_JJ Latte_NN1 in_II 2000_MC ._. 
Glass_NN1 and_CC the_AT art_NN1 photographer_NN1 Dennis_NP1 Cowley_NP1 have_VH0 two_MC sons_NN2 ,_, Alec_NP1 and_CC Oliver_NP1 ._. 
After_CS many_DA2 years_NNT2 in_II the_AT West_ND1 Village_NN1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, the_AT family_NN1 moved_VVN in_II 2004_MC to_II the_AT Boston_NP1 suburbs_NN2 ._. 
Three_MC Junes_NP2 (_( 2002_MC )_) was_VBDZ written_VVN in_II the_AT time_NNT1 Glass_NP1 had_VHD free_JJ from_II her_APPGE day_NNT1 jobs_NN2 and_CC child_NN1 rearing_VVG ._. 
She_PPHS1 said_VVD in_II the_AT Mudge_NN1 interview_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD the_AT novel_NN1 as_II a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO responding_VVG to_II life-altering_JJ pain_NN1 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 reflection_NN1 on_II "_" heartbreak_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 're_VBR never_RR going_VVGK to_TO get_VVI over_RP ,_, heartbreak_NN1 that_CST will_VM be_VBI stratified_VVN in_II our_APPGE hearts_NN2 forever_RT "_" (_( Bookpage.com_NP1 )_) ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 novel_NN1 that_CST directly_RR confronts_VVZ death_NN1 and_CC alienation_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 primarily_RR celebrates_VVZ the_AT complexity_NN1 and_CC richness_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT book_NN1 's_GE three-part_JJ structure_NN1 is_VBZ based_VVN on_II triptychs_NN2 Glass_NP1 studied_VVD in_II her_APPGE years_NNT2 as_II a_AT1 painter_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT middle_JJ section_NN1 ,_, "_" Upright_RL ,_, "_" serving_VVG as_II the_AT focal_JJ point_NN1 of_IO the_AT novel_NN1 ,_, and_CC "_" Collies_NP1 "_" and_CC "_" Boys_NN2 "_" reflecting_VVG upon_II and_CC from_II it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT epigraph_NN1 ,_, from_II Jim_NP1 Harrison_NP1 's_GE Road_NNL1 Home_RL (_( 1998_MC )_) ,_, states_VVZ a_AT1 theme_NN1 that_CST pervades_VVZ this_DD1 novel_NN1 and_CC the_AT one_PN1 to_TO follow_VVI :_: "_" Assuming_VVG that_CST our_APPGE energies_NN2 are_VBR sufficient_JJ ,_, love_NN1 is_VBZ interminable_JJ ._. "_" 
Energies_NN2 ,_, however_RR ,_, are_VBR rarely_RR sufficient_JJ ._. 
Glass_NN1 often_RR focuses_VVZ on_II the_AT perversions_NN2 of_IO the_AT energies_NN2 that_CST support_VV0 interminable_JJ love_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC Junes_NP2 comes_VVZ out_II21 of_II22 the_AT desire_NN1 to_TO understand_VVI the_AT strongest_JJT ,_, deepest_JJT aspects_NN2 of_IO life_NN1 and_CC death_NN1 ,_, not_XX just_RR for_IF one_MC1 central_JJ character_NN1 but_II21 for_II22 many_DA2 characters_NN2 ,_, of_IO such_DA variety_NN1 that_CST the_AT novel_NN1 takes_VVZ on_RP a_AT1 universality_NN1 of_IO approach_NN1 and_CC meaning_NN1 ._. 
Glass_NN1 examines_VVZ many_DA2 lives_NN2 in_II a_AT1 comprehensive_JJ ,_, philosophical_JJ way_NN1 ;_; she_PPHS1 also_RR styles_VVZ her_APPGE exploration_NN1 in_II exquisitely_RR formed_VVN words_NN2 and_CC details_NN2 ,_, rich_JJ in_II specificity_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 book_NN1 that_CST can_VM be_VBI read_VVN thematically_RR ,_, for_IF character_NN1 ,_, and_CC for_IF the_AT beauty_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE writing_NN1 ._. 
In_II Three_MC Junes_NP2 ,_, Glass_NP1 establishes_VVZ several_DA2 motifs_NN2 and_CC themes_NN2 that_CST recur_VV0 in_II The_AT Whole_JJ World_NN1 Over_RP :_: family_NN1 ,_, in_RR21 particular_RR22 ,_, motherhood_NN1 ;_; birds_NN2 (_( who_PNQS fly_VV0 the_AT whole_JJ world_NN1 over_RP but_CCB come_VV0 back_RP home_RL )_) ;_; the_AT hard_JJ struggles_NN2 of_IO human_JJ life_NN1 ;_; the_AT complexity_NN1 of_IO the_AT demands_NN2 people_NN place_VV0 upon_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ;_; the_AT solace_NN1 of_IO food_NN1 ;_; even_RR the_AT usefulness_NN1 of_IO Emily_NP1 Dickinson_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 does_VDZ this_DD1 in_II a_AT1 graceful_JJ ,_, confident_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Whole_JJ World_NN1 Over_RP is_VBZ told_VVN through_II many_DA2 viewpoints_NN2 ,_, primarily_RR those_DD2 of_IO pastry_NN1 chef_NN1 Greenie_NP1 Duquette_NP1 ;_; her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, Alan_NP1 Glazier_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 couples_NN2 therapist_NN1 ;_; her_APPGE friend_NN1 Walter_NP1 Kinderman_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Bank_NP1 Street_NNL1 restaurateur_NN1 ;_; and_CC Saga_NN1 ,_, originally_RR named_VVD Emily_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 brain-damaged_JJ young_JJ woman_NN1 sometimes_RT driven_VVN to_TO sleep_VVI on_II the_AT streets_NN2 of_IO New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
Formerly_RR a_AT1 young_JJ woman_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 career_NN1 plan_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 lover_NN1 ,_, Saga_NN1 experiences_NN2 the_AT loss_NN1 of_IO both_RR when_CS a_AT1 tree_NN1 limb_NN1 falls_VVZ on_II her_APPGE head_NN1 ._. 
(_( Walter_NP1 's_GE own_DA fear_NN1 in_II this_DD1 crowded_JJ city_NN1 is_VBZ of_IO a_AT1 falling_JJ piano_NN1 ;_; and_CC accident_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 major_JJ theme_NN1 ,_, foreshadowing_VVG the_AT ultimate_JJ disaster_NN1 of_IO 9/11_MF ._. )_) 
Glass_NN1 has_VHZ said_VVN that_CST she_PPHS1 intended_VVD in_II this_DD1 novel_NN1 to_TO work_VVI with_IW a_AT1 happy_JJ ,_, extroverted_VVD character_NN1 ;_; and_CC Greenie_NP1 is_VBZ an_AT1 energetic_JJ ,_, early-morning_JJ singing_NN1 baker_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ rather_RG strangely_RR lured_VVN from_II her_APPGE family_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE business_NN1 ,_, and_CC Glass_NP1 's_GE Bank_NP1 Street_NNL1 universe_NN1 to_II New_NP1 Mexico_NP1 ,_, where_CS she_PPHS1 cooks_VVZ for_IF the_AT governor_NN1 in_II his_APPGE mansion_NN1 ._. 
The_AT working_JJ title_NN1 of_IO the_AT book_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT title_NN1 of_IO the_AT first_MD of_IO its_APPGE three_MC parts_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ "_" A_AT1 Piece_NN1 of_IO Cake_NN1 ._. "_" 
At_II the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO the_AT book_NN1 Greenie_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 woman_NN1 frustrated_VVN in_II a_AT1 marriage_NN1 dominated_VVN by_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_VBZ sagging_VVG career_NN1 and_CC midlife_NN1 depression_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ not_XX one_PN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, to_TO linger_VVI over_RP an_AT1 unsatisfying_JJ situation_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 leaves_VVZ Alan_NP1 with_IW the_AT belief_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 is_VBZ not_XX separating_VVG from_II him_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB rather_RR moving_VVG toward_II a_AT1 resolution_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 bad_JJ time_NNT1 in_II their_APPGE marriage_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX all_DB that_DD1 easy_JJ --_NN1 not_XX a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO cake_NN1 ,_, certainly_RR --_JJ to_TO interrupt_VVI a_AT1 marriage_NN1 or_CC to_TO separate_VVI a_AT1 family_NN1 ,_, and_CC Greenie_NP1 's_GE move_NN1 to_II Santa_NP1 Fe_NP1 does_VDZ both_DB2 ._. 
The_AT irony_NN1 of_IO Alan_NP1 's_GE flagging_JJ success_NN1 as_II a_AT1 couples_NN2 therapist_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ abandoned_VVN by_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC four-year-old_JJ son_NN1 ,_, followed_VVN by_II the_AT further_JJR irony_NN1 that_CST this_DD1 man_NN1 may_VM have_VHI another_DD1 young_JJ son_NN1 of_IO whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 has_VHZ been_VBN unaware_JJ for_IF some_DD years_NNT2 ,_, is_VBZ nicely_RR comedic_JJ yet_RR treated_VVN with_IW respect_NN1 for_IF the_AT character_NN1 ._. 
Alan_NP1 is_VBZ never_RR a_AT1 figure_NN1 of_IO ridicule_NN1 ;_; and_CC as_CSA events_NN2 progress_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 becomes_VVZ a_AT1 man_NN1 of_IO stature_NN1 ,_, both_RR professionally_RR and_CC personally_RR ,_, willing_JJ to_TO go_VVI through_II the_AT absurdity_NN1 of_IO human_JJ suffering_NN1 to_TO arrive_VVI at_II the_AT self-awareness_NN1 and_CC acceptance_NN1 that_CST make_VV0 his_APPGE life_NN1 livable_JJ again_RT after_II a_AT1 year_NNT1 of_IO isolation_NN1 followed_VVN by_II the_AT resultant_JJ enlarging_VVG of_IO his_APPGE personal_JJ circle_NN1 ._. 
Saga_NN1 ,_, so_RG passive_JJ as_II the_AT novel_NN1 begins_VVZ that_CST she_PPHS1 allows_VVZ herself_PPX1 to_TO be_VBI grateful_JJ to_II a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS among_II other_JJ failings_NN2 rapes_VVZ her_PPHO1 ,_, clings_VVZ to_II only_RR one_MC1 love_NN1 after_II her_APPGE accident_NN1 :_: she_PPHS1 adores_VVZ the_AT animals_NN2 rescued_VVN by_II the_AT splinter_NN1 rescue_NN1 group_NN1 she_PPHS1 serves_VVZ ._. 
Saga_NN1 ,_, like_II Alan_NP1 ,_, undergoes_VVZ sadness_NN1 and_CC personal_JJ alienation_NN1 to_TO emerge_VVI a_AT1 fuller_JJR ,_, more_RGR developed_JJ individual_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ dependent_JJ for_IF much_DA1 of_IO the_AT novel_NN1 on_II her_APPGE elderly_JJ uncle_NN1 ,_, Marsden_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 retired_JJ professor_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ taken_VVN her_PPHO1 in_II following_VVG her_APPGE accident_NN1 and_CC the_AT deaths_NN2 of_IO both_DB2 of_IO her_APPGE parents_NN2 ._. 
When_CS the_AT uncle_NN1 becomes_VVZ infatuated_JJ with_IW his_APPGE oncoming_JJ grandparenthood_NN1 and_CC makes_VVZ compromises_NN2 that_CST threaten_VV0 Saga_NN1 's_GE sense_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE place_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 gradually_RR finds_VVZ a_AT1 new_JJ life_NN1 in_II the_AT city_NN1 ._. 
Under_II the_AT professor_NN1 's_GE tutelage_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 has_VHZ felt_VVN unable_JK to_TO handle_VVI such_DA a_AT1 transition_NN1 ._. 
Befriended_VVN by_II Fenno_NP1 McLeod_NP1 at_II Plume_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 finds_VVZ the_AT strength_NN1 to_TO separate_VVI herself_PPX1 from_II her_APPGE uncle_NN1 and_CC live_VVI in_II the_AT city_NN1 again_RT ,_, working_VVG at_II the_AT bookstore_NN1 and_CC engaging_VVG gently_RR and_CC gradually_RR with_IW the_AT West_ND1 Greenwich_NP1 Village_NP1 community_NN1 ._. 
Walter_NP1 ,_, like_II Fenno_NP1 McLeod_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO Glass_NN1 's_VBZ warmly_RR drawn_VVN gay_JJ New_NP1 York_NP1 men_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE restaurant_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 major_JJ meeting_NN1 place_NN1 for_IF the_AT action_NN1 of_IO much_DA1 of_IO the_AT novel_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE personal_JJ history_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE generous_JJ acceptance_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE young_JJ nephew_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 trial_NN1 to_II his_APPGE own_DA parents_NN2 ,_, make_VV0 him_PPHO1 at_RR21 once_RR22 engaging_JJ and_CC pivotal_JJ to_II several_DA2 of_IO the_AT plotlines_NN2 of_IO the_AT novel_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE importance_NN1 becomes_VVZ clear_JJ at_II the_AT opening_NN1 of_IO the_AT novel_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 connects_VVZ Greenie_NP1 with_IW the_AT governor_NN1 of_IO New_NP1 Mexico_NP1 ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ at_II Walter_NP1 's_GE Place_NNL1 that_CST the_AT visiting_JJ governor_NN1 eats_VVZ a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE coconut_NN1 cake_NN1 ._. 
Walter_NP1 ,_, though_CS in_II a_AT1 hospitality_NN1 business_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 good_JJ friend_NN1 and_CC family_NN1 member_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT lonely_JJ characters_NN2 in_II this_DD1 novel_NN1 ;_; his_APPGE personal_JJ breakthrough_NN1 comes_VVZ when_RRQ he_PPHS1 feels_VVZ enough_DD confidence_NN1 to_TO have_VHI friends_NN2 in_RP for_IF an_AT1 evening_NNT1 at_II the_AT restaurant_NN1 ,_, only_RR to_II witness_NN1 one_MC1 of_IO New_NP1 York_NP1 's_GE biggest_JJT blizzards_NN2 and_CC experience_VV0 a_AT1 personal_JJ storm_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 appears_VVZ subtly_RR and_CC wittily_RR just_RR as_CSA the_AT evening_NNT1 ends_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 early_JJ encounter_NN1 between_II Clem_NP1 and_CC Louisa_NP1 leads_VVZ to_II what_DDQ Louisa_NP1 says_VVZ near_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT book_NN1 is_VBZ her_APPGE most_RGT humiliating_JJ experience_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 near_JJ drowning_NN1 from_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 is_VBZ saved_VVN by_II her_APPGE sister_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE calm_NN1 ._. 
The_AT irony_NN1 comes_VVZ thirteen_MC years_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, when_CS Clem_NP1 ,_, always_RR venturesome_JJ ,_, always_RR popular_JJ ,_, always_RR in_II control_NN1 ,_, can_VM be_VBI saved_VVN by_II no_PN121 one_PN122 ._. 
The_AT mystery_NN1 of_IO suicide_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 major_JJ theme_NN1 in_II the_AT last_MD parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT book_NN1 ,_, foreshadowed_VVN by_II Clem_NP1 's_GE youthful_JJ transience_NN1 and_CC risk_NN1 taking_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE belief_NN1 in_II the_AT inevitability_NN1 of_IO biological_JJ determinism_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE trips_NN2 into_II deep_JJ waters_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 leaves_VVZ behind_II the_AT incomprehensibility_NN1 of_IO suicide_NN1 ._. 
Louisa_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS as_II the_AT sister_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX receive_VVI the_AT sympathy_NN1 so_RG obviously_RR due_II their_APPGE parents_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ the_AT artist_NN1 and_CC writer_NN1 who_PNQS can_VM not_XX let_VVI go_NN1 of_IO the_AT questions_NN2 --_NN1 the_AT why_RRQ ,_, the_AT what_DDQ happened_VVD ,_, the_AT how_RRQ could_VM no_PN121 one_PN122 know_VV0 ?_? 
Glass_NN1 uses_VVZ Clem_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 note_NN1 to_II a_AT1 lover_NN1 ,_, to_TO tell_VVI her_APPGE last_MD story_NN1 ;_; Louisa_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 tells_VVZ the_AT story_NN1 of_IO the_AT death_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE aftermath_NN1 ,_, detailing_VVG the_AT complex_JJ method_NN1 ,_, showing_VVG the_AT body_NN1 ,_, experiencing_VVG the_AT helplessness_NN1 ._. 
Complicating_VVG the_AT horror_NN1 ,_, balancing_VVG it_PPH1 as_CSA another_DD1 threat_NN1 to_II comprehension_NN1 and_CC life_NN1 itself_PPX1 ,_, is_VBZ Louisa_NP1 's_GE cancer_NN1 ._. 
From_II a_AT1 life_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ been_VBN marked_VVN with_IW good_JJ fortune_NN1 ,_, family_NN1 and_CC friends_NN2 ,_, artistic_JJ and_CC scientific_JJ achievement_NN1 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ now_RT sickness_NN1 ,_, fear_VV0 ,_, death_NN1 ,_, "_" Clemlessness_NP1 ._. "_" 
Louisa_NP1 has_VHZ suffered_VVN ,_, too_RR ,_, during_II the_AT divorce_NN1 that_CST preceded_VVD the_AT sickness_NN1 and_CC death_NN1 ;_; as_II a_AT1 woman_NN1 of_IO character_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 has_VHZ been_VBN shocked_VVN both_RR by_II her_APPGE own_DA impatience_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE polite_JJ and_CC affable_JJ husband_NN1 and_CC by_II the_AT animal_NN1 force_NN1 that_CST pulls_VVZ her_PPHO1 into_II the_AT affair_NN1 that_CST ends_VVZ the_AT marriage_NN1 ._. 
Increasingly_RR alienated_VVN from_II her_APPGE family_NN1 --_NN1 her_APPGE mother_NN1 on_II one_MC1 page_NN1 addresses_VVZ nine_MC compliments_NN2 to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 before_II turning_VVG to_II Louisa_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE lovingly_RR crafted_JJ anniversary_NN1 plates_NN2 she_PPHS1 has_VHZ stored_VVN in_II the_AT barn_NN1 --_NN1 Louisa_NP1 finds_VVZ strength_NN1 and_CC meaning_VVG in_II the_AT world_NN1 of_IO art_NN1 and_CC friends_NN2 ,_, lovers_NN2 ,_, and_CC ultimately_RR a_AT1 husband_NN1 and_CC stepchildren_NN1 whose_DDQGE past_NN1 includes_VVZ trauma_NN1 equal_JJ to_II her_APPGE own_DA and_CC understanding_VVG equally_RR hard_RR won_VVN ._. 
The_AT artistry_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 book_NN1 lies_VVZ in_II Glass_NP1 's_GE presentation_NN1 of_IO characters_NN2 ,_, whom_PNQO she_PPHS1 discovers_VVZ in_II the_AT joyous_JJ fullness_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE earlier_JJR books_NN2 ._. 
Clem_NP1 's_GE early_JJ insouciance_NN1 ;_; Aunt_NNB Lucy_NP1 's_GE exuberant_JJ "_" newfangling_NN1 "_" of_IO life_NN1 in_II her_APPGE nineties_MC2 and_CC her_APPGE stoic_JJ acceptance_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE past_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ she_PPHS1 has_VHZ yielded_VVN to_II family_NN1 over_II self_NN1 with_IW singular_JJ grace_NN1 and_CC discretion_NN1 ;_; Beau_FW Jardine_NP1 's_GE sweetness_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE disciplined_JJ grief_NN1 ;_; Ray_NP1 's_GE tenderness_NN1 as_II a_AT1 lover_NN1 who_PNQS can_VM not_XX give_VVI enough_DD but_CCB gives_VVZ more_DAR than_CSN anyone_PN1 can_VM expect_VVI ;_; Clem_NP1 's_GE increasing_JJ torment_NN1 over_II the_AT lives_NN2 of_IO the_AT wild_JJ creatures_NN2 she_PPHS1 tries_VVZ to_TO protect_VVI and_CC sometimes_RT can_VM only_RR hurt_VVI --_JJ all_DB these_DD2 are_VBR masterfully_RR developed_VVN in_II the_AT rich_JJ language_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ Glass_NP1 's_GE territory_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ mystery_NN1 in_II each_DD1 story_NN1 and_CC always_RR a_AT1 resolving_VVG irony_NN1 ,_, and_CC there_EX is_VBZ humor_NN1 --_NN1 expressed_VVD once_RR in_II the_AT exclamation_NN1 "_" Trout_NN !_! "_" 
There_EX are_VBR some_DD imperfections_NN2 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ sometimes_RT mystifying_VVG how_RRQ Clem_NP1 's_GE voice_NN1 can_VM be_VBI so_RG clear_JJ and_CC assured_VVD ,_, how_RRQ she_PPHS1 can_VM describe_VVI her_APPGE alienation_NN1 so_RG well_RR ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 keeps_VVZ herself_PPX1 abstracted_VVN from_II everyone_PN1 surrounding_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
To_TO accommodate_VVI the_AT two_MC voices_NN2 ,_, some_DD explication_NN1 is_VBZ repeated_VVN ,_, told_VVN in_II each_DD1 sister_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 ._. 
Overall_RR ,_, however_RR ,_, the_AT book_NN1 presents_VVZ the_AT chaos_NN1 and_CC agony_NN1 of_IO life-threatening_JJ illness_NN1 and_CC suicide_NN1 as_RG honestly_RR as_CSA can_VM be_VBI done_VDN ._. 
