The House on Eccles Road

All too aware that it is their wedding anniversary, and that her husband has forgotten, a series of scribbled notes and telephone messages reflect Molly's frustration, as she struggles with the fact that he needs reminding at all. Meanwhile, Leo breezes through the day with a careless nonchalance, too late to catch the messages left for him by his wife. One day. Two lives. Opposing perspectives. Judith Kitchen's momentous novel flows like a slow, deep river. The current of Molly and Leo's actions are perceptible on the surface, but it is the deeper, unseen waters that ebb the current of their thoughts. Beneath the facade of their daily lives, is the constant awareness of a son that died too young; the pressure of extended families; and the temptation for both of acquaintances old and new, all intensifying the spotlight on their own neglected marriage.