This had been on my TBR for ages, so I was happy to finally read it and it was well worth the read. A captivating memoir, Gilliian Rose pulls at your heartstrings and thoughts with Love's Work in a novella that is both heartbreaking and somewhat hopeful. It is one of the most ethically important books I've read, reading Gillian Rose's words as she dives into her past and allows herself to be bluntly vulnerable without sugarcoating her pain or trials. That's not to say it was an easy read. For as small as Love's Work is, it is at some points difficult and took me a few days to get through it. But, that didn't make me enjoy it less, in fact, I'd say Gillian Rose's bluntness gave it its own charm that makes it stand out as a memoir. Overall, Love's Work is a brilliant memoir with a beauty in it that many cannot accomplish; it's blunt, it's thought-provoking, and it pulls at your heartstrings. It is a must-read that you absolutely cannot miss if you want a captivating memoir. Thank you, NetGalley and Penguin Press UK for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is the kind of memoir I love. It's strange, fragmentary and at times difficult. It strives to capture the essence of Gillian Rose but also the difficulty of being and the strangeness of the need to put down on paper who you are. It flits across times and people and memories, sometimes stringing them together, sometimes hinting at things that Rose may have been reaching for but not able or willing to explore fully. It's tender, angry and sometimes bewildering. I can't say I always enjoyed it, but it kept me coming back for more.