Sorrow and Bliss
โ Scribed by Meg Mason
- Publisher
- HarperCollins; Fourth Estate
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 163 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1460784936
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โฆ Synopsis
Spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark and tender, full of pathos, fury and wit, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason is a dazzling, distinctive novel from a boldly talented writer. For fans of Sally Rooney, Taffy Brodesser-Akner and Fleabag.
'A triumph. A brutal, hilarious, compassionate triumph.' Alison Bell, The Letdown
''I just adored this book. It's timely and dark and poignant and funny. It was filled with such eviscerating compassion and rage; I couldn't get enough of it. I inhaled it in a single weekend, unable to put it down. Meg Mason is a searing talent.' Kate Leaver, The Friendship Cure
This novel is about a woman called Martha. She knows there is something wrong with her but she doesn't know what it is. Her husband Patrick thinks she is fine. He says everyone has something, the thing is just to keep going.
Martha told Patrick before they got married that she didn't want to have children. He said he didn't mind either way...
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