The story could hardly be more banal: Gina and Sean fall in love (well, lust), leave their spouses and end up in the same boring domesticity they'd escaped from. Add the context of Dublin towards the end of the boom years - property a constant counterpoint - and Sean's problematic daughter and the plot does become thicker, while Enright's quirky insights are always a pleasure. But what is she trying to say? Compared with her wonderful The Gathering (bwl 44), disappointing.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 78 Autumn 2015 ) |
