Truth and Consequences

''Delightful... Her characters are, as always, wonderfully imperfect'' New York Review of Books

Alan has changed because he''s injured his back. Pain has altered his appearance and made him glum, demanding and resentful. His wife Jane has to do everything for him - fetching, carrying, shopping, cooking, even dressing and undressing him. Sometimes she longs for escape.

Delia is a writer and researche...