What is the author's style in A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson?

"A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman" is written not so much like a narrative story, but takes the form of a year's worth of journal entries reflecting the real inner life of the author. Joan's writing style is straightforward and conversational, with a startling degree of honesty toward her own bad points and embarrassing flaws. She mixes new observations about the countryside and weather around her, with descriptions of what was going on inside her soul during a turbulent time in her life. Joan often quotes wise friends and speakers, identifying how old lessons applied to her life in new ways.