Results for: books tagged ‘Relationships’
Farewell Waltz: Milan Kundera
Klima, a celebrated jazz trumpeter, receives a phone call announcing that a young nurse with whom he spent a brief night at a fertility spa is pregnant. She has decided ... More
The Reasons I Won't Be Coming: Elliot Perlman
Funny and brilliantly astute, Elliot Perlman's stories dissect the modern world of downsizing, anxiety and sexual confusion. The Reasons I Won't be Coming explores the complex lives of lovers, poets, ... More
Shortcomings: Adrian Tomine
In his longest narrative to date, Adrian Tomine tells the story of Ben and Miko, and their relationship problems as Miko moves temporarily to live and study in New York. ... More
The God of Carnage: Yasmina Reza
What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach ... More
After My Fashion: John Cowper Powys
After My Fashion has an unusual publishing history. Although it was John Cowper Powys third novel written in 1920, it wasn't published until 1980. It seems that when his US ... More
Rodmoor: John Cowper Powys
Rodmoor is, unusually for a John Cowper Powys novel, set in East Anglia, Rodmoor itself being a coastal village. The protagonist, Adrian Sorio, is a typically Powys-like hero, highly-strung with ... More
The Birdcage: John Bowen
In John Bowen’s The Birdcage Peter Ash and Norah Palmer have been living together for nine years. Having never seen the point in getting married they are the epitome of ... More
Country of the Grand: Gerard Donovan
A young man driving across Ireland with his wife asks her how long she would wait before being with another man if he died. A man is trapped, hidden, in ... More
Ducdame: John Cowper Powys
Ducdame was John Cowper Powys' fourth novel published in 1925. It is set in Dorset. The protagonist, Rook Ashover (a wonderfully Powysian name) is an introverted young squire with a ... More
Sleepwalk: Adrian Tomine
An old woman returns alone to the spot where as a young girl she used to meet her lover on his daily lunch break. An unsuspecting couple find themselves drawn ... More
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