![]() On the whole though, this is a gripping expose of the ways in which our relationships ruin and define us, how spite and faith and family twist love into strange new forms, and how in the end, the choices we make are sometimes all we have left to live for. There were a few surprises towards the end, though the final page was disappointing in the tiredness of its impending-romance trope. In this way we are able to discover and empathise with all people present, leaving us with the realisation that happiness is only a fine line between what we know and what we refuse to know. With these questions in mind the everyday setting of a family barbeque is used as the backdrop for a more complex investigation of loyalty and honesty, and the unsolvable opposition of competing truths.Īfter introducing the scene, including that fateful slap, the author devotes one chapter to each of the main characters. ![]() ![]() Tsiolkas creates layered, often morally-ambiguous characters that defy our expectation of the good guy versus bad guy narrative – and more importantly, our expectations of what constitutes a good person, a loving parent, or a meaningful marriage. ![]()
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