The lives of two close-knit couples are irrevocably changed by an untimely death in the latest from Tessa Hadley, the acclaimed novelist and short story master who recruits admirers with each book (Hilary Mantel).Alexandr and Christine and Zachary and Lydia have been friends since they first met in their twenties. Thirty years later, Alex and Christine are spending a leisurely summer's evening at home when they receive a call from a distraught Lydia: she is at the hospital. Zach is dead.In the wake of this profound loss, the three friends find themselves unmoored; all agree that Zach, with his generous, grounded spirit, was the irreplaceable one they couldn't afford to lose. Inconsolable, Lydia moves in with Alex and Christine. But instead of loss bringing them closer, the three of them find over the following months that it warps their relationships, as old entanglements and grievances...
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En bra roman. En skicklig författare. Har läst en roman av henne tidigare. Lånade Sent på dagen på vårt bibliotek. Varför läsa Hadley igen? Det fanns ju så många andra att välja på. Tror jag ville hitta något, önskade kanske att den här romanen skulle ge mer än vad Syskonen gav mig. Men så blev det inte. Dock har båda romanerna något gemensamt och det är Hadleys fina känsla för dialog och beskrivningar av samspel mellan människor.