Learning to Die

About the author

Thomas Maloney was born in Kent in 1979, grew up in London, and studied Physics at Oxford. His first novel, The Sacred Combe, was published in 2016. He lives in Oxfordshire with his family.

Summary

Is thirty too late to reconsider?

Natalie can’t remember why her life is following Plan B. Dan’s vision of the universe has never extended to understanding his wife. But their marriage has some precious ember at its core, doesn’t it? Meanwhile, trader Mike is relieved to discover that it doesn’t matter if there’s a void where the weightiest substance of your character should be. Fearless mountaineer Brenda sweats and trembles in a crowded room. And James doesn’t know how to unfollow his dreams.

Thrown off course by a shocking diagnosis, five friends confront the realities of money, meaning, marriage, and mortality, in this vivaciously intelligent novel about how to live and die.

Additional text

‘This is a richly funny novel, yet finally beautiful, tender and heart-wrenching.’

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Maloney
• Publisher: Faber Factory Plus GBS
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781912854196
• ISBN: 978-1-912854-19-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, Fiction: general & literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary