Everything Will Be All Right (2005) - Plot & Excerpts
Tessa Hadley's amazing. This is the second novel I've read by her (Accidents in the Home's the other) and I'm looking forward to reading her two new books. She's without a doubt one of the very best contemporary writers. Her characters are real and memorable and she makes them this way quickly, with lovely sentences and details. I thought the structure of the book was great. It opened with a contemporary scene, introducing us to four generations of women that it then moved back in time to show us, for the most part, in the childbearing years of their lives. Many of the characters are artists or academics, and she made them realistic, not cartoons. The way she shifted point of view throughout is wonderful: never disorienting, never disruptive. I can't say enough good things.
I wanted to hug this book’s face off. If you’re not familiar with Sara-praise, that’s the kind of swooning compliment I reserve for Noel Gallagher and The West Wing. As in, I find very few faults in what I see, and the faults I do find, I brush off with the affection of an indulgent spouse. Talent moves me, particularly good writing.So you’re saying you liked the book, Sara? Yes, I loved the book.Intense longing, bedtime smells, English accents and complicated artists? Man, it’s like someone created a book with me in mind, if only to give me a break from thinking about musicians.(Full review can be found on Glorified Love Letters.)
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