Told alternately in the present and the past, Late in the Day follows the lives of two arty and fairly wealthy London couples, Alex and Christine, and Zachary and Lydia. The quartet turns into a trio in no time with the sudden death of Zachary from a heart attack. Christine is a fairly well-known artist, and her husband Alex a primary school headmaster, having given up an earlier attempt to become a writer. Lydia has been Christine’s closest friend from their childhood days, and Zach […]
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Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley
