The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Over a family lunch, Linda and Gerry Maguire announce to their two adult kids Nicole and Jamie, that they’re separating after almost thirty years of marriage. The kind of rare story you want to nosedive into on a hot hungover weekend and slurp down like iced coffee - cold, sweet and quenching. By the end of the book I was just skimming the last few chapters wanting to be done with these tedious people and their dysfunction.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. W autorce zobaczyłam potencjał (to jej debiut), a jednocześnie niekoniecznie potrafiłam odpowiednio podejść do jej tekstu. Set over a year — each chapter of this character-driven, family drama revolves around a meal or drinks.I was expecting an easy read with funny parts here and there and instead it was like having an inside look into someone’s home. The storyline is well-crafted, the characters engaging and the level of detail brings every scene to life. A gripping yet tender depiction of family dynamics, love and disillusionment, At the Table is about what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family. So when Linda and Gerry announce that they've decided to separate, the news sends shockwaves through the siblings' lives, forcing them to confront their own expectations and desires. Cała sytuacja mocno odbija się na każdym członku rodziny, a do tego dochodzą jeszcze ich własne problemy.

Gerry's character is also from the same town in Northern Ireland as me, which I was so excited to see represented, that may have played a little part in my overall enjoyment of this novel! The title to be read and discussed is sign-posted and on sale for the whole of the previous month (with a discount for those who make it known they intend to come) and everybody is welcome, whether first-timer, part-timer or regular-timer. I initially wondered if any of the members of this family even actually liked each other - and if I was gonna be able to like any of them. Nicole is a successful commercial director for a technology company but also a functioning alcoholic.

To watch a character to begin to suffer with depression and anxiety is tough, but when no one in the book seems to notice his mental health deteriorating is incredible hard.