Elizabeth's writing is actually spectacular, so spectacular that I think I might stop being an asshole and finally bother with a YA novel in order to read the rest of her work. I'm realising that I'm just such a sucker for a multi-generational family saga, and this book gave me everything that I want to enjoy from this particular story-type. I loved the interplay between all the generations of women and the added magical realism element was such an interesting layer to use to not only show how they interact with each other, how they are similar, and also show how their differences set them down different paths in their lives. I'm really impressed by how different each character voice is, especially since this book gives us SEVERAL perspectives. Seriously, it was all so impressive to me. 

I did bristle a little bit where Matilda and Ona's storylines were concerned given the topic of bearing children but even though I didn't agree wholly with the importance both women attached to the ability of having kids and their own self-actualisation, I would be lying if I said the author didn't do great work in explaining WHY both women attached such importance to children. Matilda with her traditional upbringing; Ona coming to terms the fact that despite her uncanny control of her vagina, she can do nothing to bring about child-bearing.