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Powell, Claire,

At the table / Claire Powell. - 324 pages ; 24 cm

To Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple - a suburban double act, happily married for more than thirty years. So when Linda and Gerry announce that they've decided to separate, the news sends shockwaves through the siblings' lives, forcing them to confront their own expectations and desires.Hardworking - and hard-drinking - Nicole pursues the ex she unceremoniously dumped six years ago, while people-pleasing Jamie fears he's sleepwalking into a marriage he doesn't actually want. But as the siblings grapple with the pressures of thirtysomething life, their parents struggle to protect the fragile façade of their own relationship, and the secrets they've both been keeping.Set in 2018, Claire Powell's beautifully observed debut novel follows each member of the Maguire family over a tumultuous year of lunches, dinners and drinks, as old conflicts arise and relationships are re-evaluated. A gripping yet tender depiction of family dynamics, love and disillusionment, At the Table is about what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family.

ISBN: 034972704X 9780349727042 0349727058 9780349727059

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC201503 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020442610 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Families--Fiction.
Separation (Psychology)--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Parent and adult child--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Domestic fiction

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92