Good intentions

Question: How have I come to read, in quick succession, three books with male narrators looking back at their lives? and enjoyed them all?
Answer: They are all very well written by perceptive women writers and they include some authentic character development.

I have already written about The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The beginner's goodbye and recommend them as highly readable.

The third title is by emerging New Zealand writer Gigi Feinster and is firmly located in our environment. The Intentions Book refers to the log book that trampers complete to inform others about their journey through the bush and their expected arrival times. Rachel is overdue and we wait,with her Father, brother and aunt, for news. During the tense waiting time everyone is reminiscing but we come to understand best her father Morris's story as he deciphers his past to consider what is happening in the present.
This is a first novel but the writing is polished and poignant. I'm looking forward to further novels from this Wellington writer.