The Post-Birthday World
By Lionel Shriver
Publisher: HarperCollins
528 pages
$25.95
#10. The Post-Birthday World
by Lionel
Shriver
Publisher: HarperCollins
528 pages
$25.95
Irina, a children's book
illustrator in London, has a problem. She's married to staid wonk
Lawrence, but she lusts after Ramsey, a professional snooker player.
Does she shag Ramsey, or stay faithful to Lawrence? The answer is both:
Shriver's novel splits, following both possible paths in parallel.
Neither choice turns out to be the right or wrong one; either is rich
and moving enough for a novel in its own right.