Clara Callan

Clara Callan (HarperCollins, 2001) by Richard B. Wright
Set during the Great Depression, this tale of two sisters who choose radically different paths in life captivated readers across the country, including Kathryn Sutherland, who wrote:
"I particularly enjoy epistolary novels and this book was exceptional in its depiction of two sisters who both challenged the conventions of their time in radically different ways."
Accolades: Clara Callan was a powerhouse on the awards circuit, taking home three major prizes: the:Governor General's Award, the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award for Book of the Year. Critics at home and abroad fell for it too — "Wright has accomplished an amazing feat by allowing his characters to emerge, fully formed and true, without authorial intrusion into their intimate psychological world," wrote the reviewer in Publishers Weekly.

Enjoyed this book.  Nothing too heavy or dramatic.  Just a lovely story about a woman maybe ahead of her time, dealing with situations that she really wasn't prepared for or that were unsuitable for a woman her age in the 1930's.