{"product_id":"at-the-table-9780349727066","title":"At the Table","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2022 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, RED, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND CRITIC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''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 . . . a summer read to devour with suncream and spilt rosé - and then lend to your mum or your daughter'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eAt the Table\u003c\/i\u003e is a hugely intelligent, emotionally astute novel about family dynamics, and Claire Powell is an incredible new talent''  Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An assured, exquisitely drawn novel that fans of \u003ci\u003eSorrow And Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e will adore'' Sarra Manning, \u003ci\u003eRed magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple - a suburban double act, happily married for more than thirty years. So when Linda and Gerry announce that they''ve decided to separate, the news sends shockwaves through the siblings'' lives, forcing them to conf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA smart, readable and sharply contemporary debut\u003c\/b\u003e, full of awkward family lunches and drunken weddings, darting between Camberwell flats, Soho bars and late-night Ubers * The Times and Sunday Times Best Books of 2022 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat sets \u003ci\u003eAt the Table\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e apart is Powell's acute understanding not just of how we interact in the modern world...but the eternals of the human comed\u003c\/b\u003ey: how people fool themselves, make excuses, get it wrong and keep trying anyway -- John Self * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowell is a fantastic writer who exercises perfect control\u003c\/b\u003e. Every detail is forensically, sympathetically observed, and while there's a lot that's tragic, it's often very close to comedy -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThe story's centre is Nicole - a spiky and charismatic woman struggling to get her life in order . . . Like Waller-Bridge's Fleabag and Rooney's Marianne, Nicole is her own woman: a complex and satisfying presence.\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eAt the Table \u003c\/i\u003eis rich with delights\u003c\/b\u003e -- Erica Wagner * Harper's Bazaar *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilled with razor-sharp dialogue and psychological acuity, \u003ci\u003eAt the Table \u003c\/i\u003eis an astute debut novel\u003c\/b\u003e about dysfunctional family life -- Hannah Beckerman * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eI have rarely seen the relationship between parents and their grown-up children so deftly exposed. \u003cb\u003eI sat, at the end of it, startled, close to tears.\u003c\/b\u003e It made me want to call my mother immediately -- Sophie Heawood\u003cbr\u003eClaire Powell's great skill is to reveal to the reader what her characters struggle to realize themselves . . . Its themes are unremarkable - love, self-knowledge, the feeling everyone else is living while you are standing still . . . yet \u003cb\u003ealmost everything in it feels true\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claire Allfree * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt The Table\u003c\/i\u003e is an assured, exquisitely drawn novel that fans of \u003ci\u003eSorrow And Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e will adore\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarra Manning * Red magazine (online) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWell-written, witty family drama\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully-written novel \u003c\/b\u003eabout what keeps a family together and what tears it apart -- Lissa Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the Table\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea hugely intelligent, emotionally astute novel \u003c\/b\u003eabout family dynamics, and Claire Powell is an incredible new talent -- Marian Keyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePainfully funny, acutely well-observed, powerfully resonant in its humanity and emotional accuracy\u003c\/b\u003e. I missed this book whenever I wasn't reading it -- Luke Kennard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lovely novel.\u003c\/b\u003e I adored the precision with which these people are seen, and the exactness of the social setting. \u003cb\u003eI found myself absorbed in them, caring about them, wanting them to do the right thing\u003c\/b\u003e, and I was very sorry to leave them. It's a novel Elizabeth Taylor wouldn't wouldn't have minded writing, and there aren't enough of those around -- Philip Hensher\u003cbr\u003eI loved this novel about a family. Each chapter has a meal (or drink, lots of drinks) and \u003cb\u003eClaire Powell's writing and characters are funny and heartbreaking and moreish\u003c\/b\u003e. I'm jealous of anyone who hasn't read it yet -- Flynn Berry, author of Northern Spy\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly clever and funny and sad -- India Knight\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733692559703,"sku":"9780349727066","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/at-the-table-9780349727066","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}