Intimacy
Author: Hanif Kureishi
‘It is the saddest night, for I am leaving and not coming back.’ So begins Jay in Hanif Kureishi’s coruscating story of the end of a relationship.Jay is leaving his partner and their two sons. As the long night before his departure unfolds he remembers the ups and downs of his relationship with Susan. In an unforgettable, and often pitiless, reflection of their time togeth….Read More
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