For readers of Alice Munro, Maggie O'Farrell, Ann Patchett, Zadie Smith, Rose Tremain, Ian McEwan, Elizabeth Jane Howard and Lily King.Sunday Times bestseller Tessa Hadley explores the big consequences of small events in this new collectionHeloise'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. Janey's bohemian mother plans to marry a man close to Janey'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. Teenager Cecilia wakes one morning on vacation with her parents in Florence and sees them for the first time through disenchanted eyes.These stories illuminate the enduring conflicts between responsibility and freedom, power and desire, convention and subversion, reality, and dreams.
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For readers of Alice Munro, Maggie O'Farrell, Ann Patchett, Zadie Smith, Rose Tremain, Ian McEwan, Elizabeth Jane Howard and Lily King.Sunday Times bestseller Tessa Hadley explores the big consequences of small events in this new collectionHeloise'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. Janey's bohemian mother plans to marry a man close to Janey'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.
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G-NRIS™ identifies After the Funeral primarily as Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Short Story Collection. Its strongest themes include Family Relationships, Loss and Grief, Responsibility vs Freedom, Power and Desire, and Reality and Dreams. Prominent narrative patterns include Reassessment After Death, Family Secrets, Accident as Catalyst, and Obsession with Neighbor.
Readers connected to this book most often reflect Psychological Moral Explorer reader archetypes. Their strongest shared genre interests include Thriller, Science, Literary Fiction, and Historical Fiction. They are commonly drawn to themes such as Exploring The Fractured Self, Survival, technology, and gaming.
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