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The Weight of Love

Hilary Fannin

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Description:London 1996. Two young Irish emigres – Ruth, a classroom assistant, and Robin, a teacher – meet in a city energised by a mood of cultural optimism and a sense of tentative political revival. Both are escapees: Robin, fleeing the wilds of West Cork and his German hippie mother’s ferocious affection; Ruth is attempting to outrun grief after the death of her father.Robin, already in love with Ruth, introduces her to his childhood friend, artist Joseph, a fragile, beautiful young Londoner unable to cope with the sudden attention his work is receiving. Ruth and Joseph begin a passionate affair, one ultimately destined for tragedy.Dublin 2016. Ruth and Robin are married and living in Dublin with their son, Sid, who is about to emigrate to Berlin. After eighteen years of marriage Robin, always cautious, ever the realist, has long since understood that Ruth believes it was Joseph, not Robin, who was the great love of her life. Derailed by his own mother’s illness, Robin begins an affair with the mother of one of his pupils.Ruth, meanwhile, returns to London to confront her memories and reappraise a past that has haunted her present.The Weight of Love is a beautiful exploration of how we manage life when the notes and beats of our existence, so carefully arranged, begin to slip off the stave.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Weight of Love. To get started finding The Weight of Love, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: London 1996. Two young Irish emigres – Ruth, a classroom assistant, and Robin, a teacher – meet in a city energised by a mood of cultural optimism and a sense of tentative political revival. Both are escapees: Robin, fleeing the wilds of West Cork and his German hippie mother’s ferocious affection; Ruth is attempting to outrun grief after the death of her father.Robin, already in love with Ruth, introduces her to his childhood friend, artist Joseph, a fragile, beautiful young Londoner unable to cope with the sudden attention his work is receiving. Ruth and Joseph begin a passionate affair, one ultimately destined for tragedy.Dublin 2016. Ruth and Robin are married and living in Dublin with their son, Sid, who is about to emigrate to Berlin. After eighteen years of marriage Robin, always cautious, ever the realist, has long since understood that Ruth believes it was Joseph, not Robin, who was the great love of her life. Derailed by his own mother’s illness, Robin begins an affair with the mother of one of his pupils.Ruth, meanwhile, returns to London to confront her memories and reappraise a past that has haunted her present.The Weight of Love is a beautiful exploration of how we manage life when the notes and beats of our existence, so carefully arranged, begin to slip off the stave.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Weight of Love. To get started finding The Weight of Love, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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