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Tessa Hadley's new collection explores the big consequences of small events, such as a car crash, a wedding party, and a pandemic. The stories highlight the enduring conflicts between responsibility and freedom, power and desire, convention and subversion, reality, and dreams.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 13 July 2023
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Sunday Times

bestseller Tessa Hadley delves into the profound impact of seemingly insignificant occurrences in this captivating new collection. Whether one possesses a particular quality or not is a matter of stark contrast. Hadley possesses it in abundance.

The Financial Times

praises her work, stating, "Hadley's got it."

Heloise's father tragically lost his life in a car accident when she was just a young girl. However, at a dinner party in her forties, she unexpectedly encounters someone who holds a connection to that distant tragedy. Janey's bohemian mother has grand plans to wed a man who is nearly her own age. Everything transforms when an unforeseen accident disrupts the joyous wedding festivities. A daughter, diligently caring for her elderly mother during the pandemic, becomes captivated by the woman living next door. In the aftermath of his best friend's passing, a man must reevaluate his ongoing affair with the friend's wife. Teenager Cecilia awakens on a vacation with her parents in Florence, and for the first time, she sees them through disillusioned eyes.

These captivating stories shed light on the enduring clashes between responsibility and freedom, power and desire, convention and subversion, reality, and dreams.

Acclaimed as a

Guardian and New Statesman

Book of the Year 2023 and recognized as one of the

BBC's

25 Best Books of the Year 2023, Tessa Hadley's collection is a testament to her exceptional storytelling prowess.

Weight: 352g
Dimension: 145 x 225 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781787333680