I have been searching several years for a book whose title and author I cannot remember. My recollection of the plot is sketchy, but I do remember the basic concept.
- Probably read it in the 80s. Maybe early 90s
- Female author.
- Likely bought the book because I recognized author’s name, so probably not a rookie.
- She was a story teller who used humor sometimes.
- The basic theme was about a woman (age uncertain) who felt as though she was disappearing, bit by bit. Disappearing as in not being noticed/relevant/whatever.
- My fuzzy recollection is that others couldn’t see that this was happening to her.
- Vague recollection of book cover art: a woman was portrayed mostly as a real person. But some of her picture was composed of dotted lines indicating graphically that part of her had disappeared/was disappearing.
- I’ve Googled my brains out. Lists of female authors writing in the 1970-1990 era. Also lists of best sellers. Maybe my book was a flop.
- I’ve consulted librarians.
- I’ve posted this weird quest on Facebook, since I have many friends there who are voracious readers.
How vague is that?!
Can you help me find this?
The timeline doesn’t match up, but it sounds so much like Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray that I had to at least mention it! Maybe it will be mentioned somewhere in the book’s comments or reviews?
The Woman in the Wall by Patrice Kindl?
Woman in the Wall by Patrice Kindl?
This sounds a lot like Displaced Person by Lee Harding, except I think the main character was a teenage boy, not a girl. And it’s not a female author. Good book though!
Was it Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Edible_Woman
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood.
None of the above :>(. But thanks so much for sharing ideas!
I wish so much that a concrete detail would cross my radar. A name, place, scene. Uffda.
On we go
Thanks again.
Barbara
This might be a duplicate…not sure my original posted.
Thanks for pondering this mystery book with/for me. So far, we haven’t ID’d it. :>(
It shouldn’t have to be this hard, right?! Nevertheless…
On we go.
Barbara