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Ladataan... Unsafe AttachmentsTekijä: Caroline Oulton
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An original and incisive new voice in fiction for fans of Zoe Heller and Julie Myerson Unsafe Attachments explores the relationships of a loosely interlinked group of Londoners. Caught off guard at key points, they face moments of sudden temptation in their busy, established lives, as well as increasingly difficult choices. Dinah, harried and pregnant, is haunted by images of death on her way to Heathrow. Abi, a senior civil servant, embarks upon an affair with a Nigerian journalist as her teenage daughter 'kind of shags' her teacher. Alex, increasingly keen to settle down, numbly accompanies his ex-girlfriend to an abortion clinic. A glance at a party turns into a fumbling grope and then a guilty hangover for Roger, whose live-in girlfriend is smugly satisfied that her life is on course. Lonely cafe-owner Carey spots his married shrink passionately kissing another woman in a park while Tina's desperate wish for a child jeopardises everything that is important to her. Relationships are acutely observed - the delights and tensions of living together, cheating on one another and trying to make lasting connections in this vast modern city. Love - real or imaginary - causes hearts to crack and lives to crumble but there is also hope, and sometimes there are second chances. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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All the stories feature some kind of illicit relationship, cover the full spectrum of sexual orientation, and are written with energy, wit and flair. I particularly liked the character who refers to her married lover’s “wife and two veg”. The stories have a beginning, middle and an end (mostly) and never outstay their welcome. If there was a downside, it was the tendency for the point of view to switch around without notice, or for the narrative to unexpectedly lurch forward like an unruly pony, jerking the story forward several months within a sentence or two.
A particular highlight for me was the chapter following the executive producer of a TV drama series, which was written as though addressed to someone ‘in the know’ about such things. From the brief summary of the author’s career it’s clear she knows what she’s talking about, and whilst elements of the story were difficult to grasp for those of us that don’t work in TV, there was a pleasant ‘on the inside’ feeling about the whole thing. ( )