by Iris Murdoch
First published 2009
Anna Cavannah's carefully constructed life trembles on the edge of revelation. When a figure from her distant history unexpectedly reappears, the carefully maintained boundaries of her present begin to disintegrate. Her relationships—with her husband, her closest friends, and most critically, herself—suddenly demand a reckoning with a secret she has long suppressed. Each interaction becomes a potential trigger, each memory a minefield of unresolved emotion. Anna must now choose between protecting her current existence and confronting the raw, unresolved pain that has quietly governed her life. Her decision will irrevocably alter everything she understands about her identity and connections.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century
105 pages · Paperback · Routledge