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The Light of Day by Graham Swift

The Light of Day - Graham Swift

 

To set the scene, let's have some Sugar Loaf Samba

Description: On the anniversary of a life-shattering event, George Webb, a former policeman turned private detective, revisits the catastrophes of his past and reaffirms the extraordinary direction of his future. Two years before, an assignment to follow a strayed husband and his mistress appeared simple enough, but this routine job left George a transformed man.

Suspenseful, moving, and hailed by critics as a detective story unlike any other, The Light of Day is a gripping tale of murder and redemption, as well as a bold exploration of love and self-discovery.


Opening: "Something’s come over you.” That’s what Rita said, over two years ago now, and now she knows it wasn’t just a thing of the moment.

Something happens. We cross a line, we open a door we never knew was there. It might never have happened, we might never have known. Most of life, maybe, is only time served.

Morning traffic in Wimbledon Broadway. Exhausts steaming. I turn the key in the street door, my own breath coming in clouds.

“Something’s come over you, George.”

But she knew even before I did.


A clever, heart-wrenching 'day in the life of' story, which slightly echoed the poignant 'End of the Affair' by Graham Greene. This won't be for everyone, yet I was moved.

'How come flower shops still exist? In this day and age.'

Dubrovnik, old town.

4* Last Orders
5* Waterland
3* The Light of Day
5* Ever After
3* The Sweet Shop Owner
3* England and Other Stories