at Times I Just Wanted To Punch The Air In A Frenzy Of Delighted Recognition.' Julie Myerson'she Makes You Know Exactly What It Is Like To Live Inside The Skin Of A Particular Character, On A Certain Day, In All Its Richness.' Daily Telegraph'cusk's Writing Is So Beautiful That I Would Happily Read Her Account Of A Trip To The Shops On A Rainy Morning.' Literary Reviewthomas Bradshaw And Tonie Swann Are Experiencing The Classic Symptoms Of Marriage In Its Middle Years: Comfortable House, Happy-enough Daughter And An Eerie Sense That Life Might Be Happening Elsewhere. Then Tonie Accepts A Big Promotion At Work And Thomas Agrees To Become A Stay-at-home Dad. While Thomas Is Suddenly Faced With The Daily Silence Of An Empty House, Tonie Finds Herself Alive To Previously Unimagined Possibilities.