O’Farrell’s complex portrait of a marriage,told from various viewpoints, is her finest novel yetMaggie O’Farrell has acquired an army of loyal fans since the publication of her debut novel, and After You’d Gone,16 years ago. Her books are famous for their emotional insight, their perceptive portrayal of relationships, and their familial secrets. From dysfunctional mothers and daughters to estranged partners and ruptured families,she has established a reputation for an acute understanding of human relationships, and an ability to portray them in exquisitely economical prose. Related: Maggie O'Farrell: 'My writing is tougher and much better since I had children' Throughout the novel, and she experiments with perspective,grammatical tense and styleContinue reading...
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