Tangled lives shake loose in the marriage novel to top them all.
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Harper
9780062476692
Harper
9780062476692
Tangled lives shake loose in the marriage novel to top them all.
BookPage Top Pick in Fiction, January 2019
The 30-year bond between two couples is irrevocably broken when one of the friends abruptly dies in Tessa Hadley’s Late in the Day. This well-drawn and absorbing character study bears all the hallmarks of Hadley’s best work: It’s perceptive, intelligent and written with astonishing emotional depth.
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