On the surface, it appears that Conrad and Eleanor Evanson's long marriage has been a most successful juggling act. Together they have raised four children while pursuing their respective careers - Con's in transplant research and El's in gene manipulation. However, when Con doesn't return home from a conference, then the jury is out as to the enduring nature of their marriage.
Spanning from the 1970s to the present day, this perceptive story cleverly combines the dissection of a marriage with a backdrop of medical research complete with its own compromises and ethical challenges.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:
"Very gripping with great characterisation."
"The dialogue used to give us the background makes reading the book very easy and quite fast moving."
"Great writing. Very like Joanna Trollope."
"I enjoyed the book immensely but that might be due to age and having an enduring marriage. Younger readers might find the introspection tedious."
"Beautifully written and the story is brilliantly done. A reasonably quick read and a real page turner."
"My first contact with this writer. I see she has written other works. Goody. I'm off to the library."
"The book contains an almost forensic examination of a married life and what makes it work or not and the changes that it undergoes."
Categories: Fiction, Contemporary, Gender Issues, Medical/Health, Morals/Ethics, Relationships, Social commentary/perspectives, 2018 Titles
