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One-year-old Iris is deaf. Her parents, Ben and Maggie, are devastated. So are their close friends Isobel and Eric. Isobel knows that her decision, taken years ago, not to have her own children vaccinated against measles is to blame for Iris's deafness. And Ben knows this too. To make matters worse, Isobel is the woman he fell in love with in his twenties - the woman who married his best friend. As he and Maggie start legal proceedings, Isobel's world begins to unravel. Lizzie Enfield's compelling new novel explores the hearts and minds of ordinary people as they struggle to come to terms with…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
One-year-old Iris is deaf. Her parents, Ben and Maggie, are devastated. So are their close friends Isobel and Eric. Isobel knows that her decision, taken years ago, not to have her own children vaccinated against measles is to blame for Iris's deafness. And Ben knows this too. To make matters worse, Isobel is the woman he fell in love with in his twenties - the woman who married his best friend. As he and Maggie start legal proceedings, Isobel's world begins to unravel. Lizzie Enfield's compelling new novel explores the hearts and minds of ordinary people as they struggle to come to terms with the choices they've made. Acutely observed and utterly gripping, it explores love and loss, guilt and recovery, with humour, honesty and page-turning prose.
Autorenporträt
Lizzie Enfield is a novelist, journalist and regular contributor to national newspapers and magazines. Her two previous novels are What You Don¿t Know and Uncoupled, and her short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio Four and published in various magazines. She lives in Brighton with her husband and three children and is rarely without a cup of tea. Enfield¿s compelling third novel, Living With It, exploring the lives of ordinary people as they struggle to come to terms with the choices they¿ve made, was published by Myriad in 2014. Her latest novel, published as Elizabeth Enfield, Ivy and Abe is published by Michael Joseph.