Still life with bread crumbs by anna quinlan is the story of rebecca a 60 year old previously famous photographer she leaves new york due to financial difficulties and rents an inexpensive cabin out in the woods its a story of new beginnings the highlight of the book is her budding romance with her roofer. Brilliantly written powerfully observed still life with bread crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman her heart her mind her days as she discovers that life is a story with many levels a story that is longer and more exciting than she ever imagined. Still life with bread crumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of rebecca winter a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women her career is now descendent her bank balance shaky and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. Author anna quindlens seventh novel still life with bread crumbs is an insightful tale of a photographer who flees city life to live in a rustic cottage to save her bank account and she ends up with a new outlook on life at 60 rebecca winter realizes that her career is more or less dead when she receives an award for her oeuvre