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A.L. Kennedy’s unusual, unbearably moving love story about two decent, damaged people trying to make moral choices in an immoral world.
Jon Sigurdsson is 59 and divorced, a senior civil servant who loathes his work for a government engaged in unmentionable acts. Meg Williams is 45 and shakily sober, living on Telegraph Hill - where she can see London unfurl below. Both are ready to sacrifice what’s left of themselves for honesty, and a chance at tenderness. As Jon and Meg navigate the sweet and serious heart of London they pass through 24 hours that will change them both forever.
"What makes this more moving than saccharine is both the pleasantly cynical humour of the characters (Jon spends a vast proportion of his time swearing at himself for his own stupidity) and its wider reach... It’s an appropriate form of symbolism for a novel of ideas that is deft enough never to be didactic because it asks more questions than it answers." - Lara Feigel, The Guardian
Alison Louise Kennedy is a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction. She is known for a characteristically dark tone, a blending of realism and fantasy, and for her serious approach to her work. She occasionally contributes columns and reviews to UK and European newspapers including the fictional diary of her pet parrot named Charlie.
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