The contrasts between the two men have ramifications for Irina's relationships with friends and family, for her career as an illustrator, and more importantly, for the texture of her daily life. Lawrence is emotionally withdrawn to the point of repression Ramsey is fiery and passionate, but volatile.
Where Lawrence is supportive and devoted Ramsey is the ex-husband of a sometime friend, a once-a-year acquaintance to whom Irina has never paid a great deal of attention. Lawrence is Irina's partner of nearly ten years. Using a parallel universe structure, we follow Irina's life as it unfolds under the influence of two drastically different men. Whether Irina McGovern does or does not lean in to a specific pair of lips in London will determine whether she stays with her disciplined, intellectual partner Lawrence or runs off with Ramsey, a hard-living snooker player. The new novel from the Orange Prize winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin
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