A Sweet Obscurity

A Sweet Obscurity by Patrick Gale


ISBN
9780007151028
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
496
Dimensions
129 x 198 x 32mm

A moving and intensely felt examination of the steps to which we will go to seek protection and security in others. 'A Sweet Obscurity' is the story of individuals in search of a family . . .

Dido, the nine-year-old heroine and emotional centre of Patrick Gales' latest painful comedy, knows that the adults who surround her, the adults who should know better, depend on her for happiness. So who can she go to when her short life turns upside down and tragic family history threatens to repeat itself? Eliza, the clever, depressive aunt who has brought Dido up, and whose brilliant academic career has foundered due to the demands of unlooked-for motherhood, tires and fails to give Dido the happy, normal childhood she never had herself. Her ex-husband, Giles, needs Dido back in his life, feeling it has lost all meaning, all substance, without her.

Then there is Pearce, the new love interest in Eliza's life, desperate to give Eliza and Dido the security and protection they need. But will Eliza let him? Does she love him, or is she using him to restart a stalled career?

Only Dido, unheard of in the clamour of others' needs, has the power to make or break the happiness of these children in adult clothing.
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