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At the table by claire powell7/6/2023 ![]() 'Powell's great skill is to reveal to the reader what her characters struggle to realise themselves. 'Filled with razor-sharp dialogue and psychological acuity, At the Table is an astute debut novel about dysfunctional family life.' Observer At the Table is rich with delights.' Harper's Bazaar 'The story's centre is Nicole - a spiky and charismatic woman struggling to get her life in order… Like Waller-Bridge's Fleabag and Rooney's Marianne, Nicole is her own woman: a complex and satisfying presence. Every detail is forensically, sympathetically observed, and while there's a lot that's tragic, it's often very close to comedy.' Daily Mail ![]() ![]() 'Powell is a fantastic writer who exercises perfect control. 'An exquisitely observed story of modern family dynamics.' British Vogue ![]() ![]() We see each person’s façade, and then we get to look behind it so they feel like people, not characters, and it’s an emotional wrench… Even as they do stupid things, we can’t help but feel affection for them.' The Times What sets At the Table apart is Powell’s acute understanding not just of how we interact in the modern world, but the eternals of the human comedy: how people fool themselves, make excuses, get it wrong and keep trying anyway. ![]()
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