Ordinary People

Hailed as "one of the most thrilling writers at work today" (Huffington Post), Diana Evans reaches new heights with her searing depiction of two couples struggling through a year of marital crisis. In a crooked house in South London, Melissa feels increasingly that she's defined solely by motherhood, while Michael mourns the former thrill of their romance. In the suburbs, Stephanie's aspirations for bliss on the commuter belt, coupled with her white middle-class upbringing, compound Damian's itch for a bigger life catalyzed by the death of his activist father. Longtime friends from the years when passion seemed permanent, the couples have stayed in touch, gathering for births and anniversaries, bonding over discussions of politics, race, and art. But as bonds fray, the lines once clearly marked by wedding bands aren't so simply defined. Ordinary People is a moving examination of identity and parenthood, sex and grief, and the fragile architecture of love.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 09/11/2018
ISBN: 9781631494819
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.30w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/23/2018
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2018 pg. 45
Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 64
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018
Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 16
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2018 pg. 12
BookPage 09/01/2018