I loved it' Hannah BeckermanTo Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple - a suburban double act, happily married for more than thirty years. I missed this book whenever I wasn't reading it' Luke Kennard'A brilliant, coruscating depiction of dysfunctional family life. Synopsis: ' is a hugely intelligent, emotionally astute novel about family dynamics, and Claire Powell is an incredible new talent' Marian KeyesAt the TableAt the TableSorrow And Bliss'An assured, exquisitely drawn novel that fans of will adore' Sarra Manning,'Painfully funny, acutely well-observed, powerfully resonant in its humanity and emotional accuracy. Sometimes the novels chosen are new, often they are from the backlist and occasionally re-issued from way back.1Pu4TuX3SjL - Download and read Claire Powell's book At the Table in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. But to keep ourselves on our toes, we have a rule that author gender is alternated, girl-boy-girl-boy, and the continents always rotated (with occasional glitches). Too good to be true? The catch is that the bookshop gets to choose what the book group reads. Each month the discussion is lively and unpretentious, with naughty snacks and plenty to drink.
You don’t even have to have had read the book.
The title to be read and discussed is sign-posted and on sale for the whole of the previous month (with a discount for those who make it known they intend to come) and everybody is welcome, whether first-timer, part-timer or regular-timer. With rare exceptions such as bank holidays, the book group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm. Now past its tenth year the Crow Book Group has grown into a regular social event. 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. 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. 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.īut as the siblings grapple with the pressures of thirtysomething life, their parents struggle to protect the fragile facade of their own relationship, and the secrets they’ve both been keeping. 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. To Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple – a suburban double act, happily married for more than thirty years.
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