Right After the Weather
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- £5.99
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Publisher Description
'An exquisitely observed story of passion and friendship' Observer
Cate is a stage designer in Chicago, caught up in an unconventional web of friends and lovers, when her life is suddenly overturned. Walking into her best friend's kitchen one day, she witnesses an act of violence that forces her to do something she never thought she could do. Nothing will ever be the same again.
Wry, compassionate and startlingly beautiful, Right After the Weather explores the mess of trauma and love, and the reverberations of our actions.
'Smart and often funny, perceptive and brilliantly observed. I loved being submerged in Cate's chaotic life' Claire Fuller
'I loved it so much. Thought-provoking, emotionally intelligent and beautifully written' Daily Mail
'An exquisitely written, psychologically sophisticated novel, rich in insight and sensitivity to human vulnerability' NY Journal of Books
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Anshaw (Carry the One) brings a fresh, keen voice to this story of modern lesbian life. In 2016 Chicago, 40-something Cate, a theater set designer, needs a boost in her low-level career. Her likable, wealthy, neurotic ex-husband Graham is temporarily living with her, despite their divorce many years before, when Cate had accepted that she was a lesbian. Cate tries to improve her unsatisfying life and recover from the mortification of Trump winning the 2016 presidential election by dating a seemingly ideal woman, a costume designer named Maureen, but Cate's quirks and immaturity prevent her from convincing herself that she has found a just-right partner, or that she can achieve security in her profession. The narrative also features a thread involving two scruffy adults who stopped by for candy on Halloween and turn out to be addicts, and the narrative occasionally turns to brief vignettes of their lives with drugs and the homes they invade, adding suspense and culminating with a violent intersection of the two story lines. The danger of the addicts inspires the creative Cate, who has been surviving mostly on help from others, to grow up. Anshaw's account of a woman seeking love as she struggles to make a living in her chosen profession will captivate readers.
