Tomorrow

Expands upon the idea of what/when to tell kids that they are from invitro fertilization AND artificial insemination. Problem is, i just kept wondering through most of the book, WHEN is this narrator going to get around to it... i just kept thinking : GET AROUND TO IT ALREADY!!! (most of the book she......more

Paula lies awake besides her husband in the night before the 16th birthday of their twins, a boy and a girl. The next day the couple is going to make an announcement to their children. It takes some time before Graham Swift allows Paula's thoughts to reveal to the reader the content of this message......more

This was my introduction to this author, possibly through a book review clipped and thrown in a bedside table drawer. I found it to be lyrical and wise: "We all have more than one creature inside of us perhaps. And there are some moments in our lives that make us ripe for metamorphosis". The book is n......more

I'm in two minds about this one. The premise is basically a woman's monologue while she stays awake all night next to her husband, imagining the conversation that will occur the following day with their twin children, that will irrevocably change all their lives. The first half is quite enjoyable, th......more

I adore Graham Swift's style of writing; I can honestly say I think I would read through the whole phonebook if it was written in his reminiscing, romantic, monologuing way. 'Tomorrow' was just the same - a delightfully nostalgic tale. However, to be honest, I very much feel like this novel may aswel......more