![]() ![]() A gripping yet tender depiction of family dynamics, love and disillusionment, At the Table is about what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family. Set in 2018, Claire Powell's beautifully observed debut novel follows each member of the Maguire family over a tumultuous year of lunches, dinners and drinks, as old conflicts arise and relationships are re-evaluated. At the Table The Meaning of Flowers THE MEANING OF FLOWERS Murder at White House Farm: The. But as the siblings grapple with the pressures of thirtysomething life, their parents struggle to protect the fragile facade of their own relationship, and the secrets they've both been keeping. See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Powell, Claire. Hardworking - and hard-drinking - Nicole pursues the ex she unceremoniously dumped six years ago, while people-pleasing Jamie fears he's sleepwalking into a marriage he doesn't actually want. Montgomery Bonbon : Murder at the Museum - Alasdair Beckett-King The Warrior in My Wardrobe : More Misadventures with Merdyn the Wild The Wizard In My Shed. So when Linda and Gerry announce that they've decided to separate, the news sends shockwaves through the siblings' lives, forcing them to confront their own expectations and desires. ![]() ![]() ![]() To Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple - a suburban double act, happily married for more than thirty years. At the Table by Claire Powell was published 31st March 2022 with Fleet and is described as ‘an unsentimental exploration of love and disillusionmentabout what it means to grow up both as an individual, and as a family.' At the Table is a brilliant portrayal of a family of four, Linda and Gerry and their adult children, Nicole and Jamie. ![]()
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