Years ago, Sukie moved in with Nathan because her mother was dead and her father was difficult, and she had nowhere else to go. Now they are on the brink of the inevitable.
Sally Rooney is one of the most acclaimed young talents of recent years. With her minute attention to the power dynamics in everyday speech, she builds up sexual tension and throws a deceptively low-key glance at love and death.
Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
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Nathan was waiting with his hand in his pockets beside the silver Christmas tree in the arrivals lounge at Dublin airport.
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(@FaberBooks, 3 January 2019, ebook, 19 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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This is a new author for me. I've heard a lot of praise heaped on her but have never gotten round to reading any of her work. I really enjoyed Mr Salary so will probably read a longer work at some point. A lot happens in this story and it felt much longer than 19 pages. At its heart is a story about relationships and sexual desire. A young woman lives with an older man who is a family friend so she can attend Uni. Her own absent neglectful father is nearing the end of his wife. Is the family friend a substitute father figure or something more?
