Out of such dismal circumstances grows a tradition of dinner with Ramsey on his birthday, even after Jude divorces him. Lawrence is fascinated by Ramsey's fame, and Jude is desperate to avoid spending Ramsey's birthday alone with him. They are not-quite-friends with a more volatile couple, Jude (a children's book author who works with Irina) and her husband Ramsey, a professional snooker player. They have a fugal, predictable, comfortable life that isn't bad, exactly, but lacks any crackle of passion. Irina McGovern is a children's book illustrator living in London with her long-term partner Lawrence Trainer, who himself works in a think tank specializing in terrorism. While it is unfair to ask for a second We Need To Talk About Kevin, this book needed a little of that novel's passion. This is an intellectually interesting book that never quite engages the emotions.
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