After the funeral and other stories

In each of these twelve stories, small events have huge consequences. Heloise's father died in a car crash when she was a little girl; at a dinner party in her forties, she meets someone connected to that long-ago tragedy. Two estranged sisters cross paths at a posh hotel and pretend not to rec...

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Main Author: Hadley, Tessa (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: In each of these twelve stories, small events have huge consequences. Heloise's father died in a car crash when she was a little girl; at a dinner party in her forties, she meets someone connected to that long-ago tragedy. Two estranged sisters cross paths at a posh hotel and pretend not to recognize each other. Janie's bohemian mother plans to marry a man close to Janie's own age--everything changes when an accident interrupts the wedding party. A daughter caring for her elderly mother during the pandemic becomes obsessed with the woman next door; in the wake of his best friend's death, a man must reassess his affair with the friend's wife. Cecilia, a teenager, wakes one morning in Florence on vacation with her parents and sees them for the first time through disenchanted eyes.
Physical Description: 221 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780593536193
0593536193
Author Notes: Tessa Hadley teaches literature and creative writing at Bath Spa University College in Cardiff, Wales.