Time narrative and landscape seem to intertwine in this teenage protagonist‘s mind . Her story is quietly observed -and yet it seems her view is also skewed -perhaps by youth , but also desire and memory. There is a moral dilemma that is at the heart of the plot, but it‘s like watching it through a gap in the door . I couldn‘t decide what it was most about and that keeps me thinking of it .

I had a knee jerk reaction of irritation as the protagonist describes how he will be leaving his wife and 2 small children . He is selfish, self absorbed , foolish. But he knows this .It‘s a painful excavation of his inner life , as he describes the somewhat cliched reasons for leaving . Well written with moments of black comedy, pitch perfect descriptions , painful truths . A difficult book especially if you are middle aged and married .