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Informationen zum Autor Claire Powell was born and brought up in South-East London. She is a graduate of the UEA Creative Writing MA, where she was awarded the Malcolm Bradbury Bursary and the Malcolm Bradbury Continuation Prize. Her short fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and in 2017 she won the Harper's Bazaar short story contest. Klappentext 'An exquisitely observed story of modern family dynamics' Vogue 'Powell is a fantastic writer who exercises perfect control' Daily Mail To Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple. 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 desires. While hardworking - and hard-drinking - Nicole pursues the ex she unceremoniously dumped six years ago, people-pleasing Jamie fears he's sleepwalking into a marriage he doesn't actually want. Set in 2018, At the Table follows each member of the Maguire family over a tumultuous year of lunches, dinners and drinks in a gripping yet tender depiction of love and disillusionment that confronts what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family. 'A novel Elizabeth Taylor wouldn't have minded writing' Philip Hensher Vorwort An unsentimental exploration of love and disillusionment, At the Table is about what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family. Zusammenfassung An unsentimental exploration of love and disillusionment, At the Table is about what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family.
