In a Good Light (2005)
“The three of them played out a strange version of family life in which they doggedly pursued their own interests with the minimum of involvement from the others. Penny’s dad ran his own company – something to do with reprographics, she said – and worked long hours. Even when he came home he carried on working in his study until after midnight. If he ever took a day off he spent it on the golf course, where he played off nine. Penny’s mum put in equally long hours battling against advancing midd...le age and diminishing beauty, by means of shopping, surgery, and various fitness regimes. The rest of her time was spent in bed recovering from these exertions. Penny went to school, studied for her A levels, went out in her yellow Mini with Christian, or her girlfriends, or entertained them at home by making cheese fondues and discussing Art and Literature and the Meaning of Life.
Occasionally Penny and her parents coincided for exchanges of essential information, and what they called ‘diary meetings’, where important events would be timetabled.MoreLess
Occasionally Penny and her parents coincided for exchanges of essential information, and what they called ‘diary meetings’, where important events would be timetabled.MoreLess
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