![]() Obviously I heard him or I’d still be giving a detailed report on the client meeting I just had, which is exactly what I was doing when he fired me. He also has a dried oat on his shirt collar but now doesn’t seem the right time to point it out: he’s married-his wife can do it later. He seems faint and muted, as if he’s behind a pane of thick frosted glass. The job situation I found out about eighty seconds ago.Īccording to the flexing jaw and flared nostrils of my boss, I’ve yet to respond to this new information. This morning, Will-my boyfriend of four months-kissed me, listed my virtues out of nowhere and concluded the pep talk by ending our relationship. The final two have been in quick succession. A large flat-share I briefly attempted in Walthamstow.Here are some other things I’ve been asked not to return to: Pretend the world stops when the book closes, or that a resolution isn’t simply another random moment on a curated timeline.īut life isn’t like that, so books are dishonest.Īnd it’s saying that kind of s*** that gets me thrown out of the Fentiman Road Book Club. Ignore whatever came before it or catch up later. A real beginning-the opening of something-when what you’re being offered is an arbitrary line in the sand. It’s a lie, the first page of a book, because it masquerades as a beginning. ![]() The cover of "Cassandra in Reverse." (Courtesy) Book excerpt: 'Cassandra In Reverse' Cassandra, like the book's author, is autistic, and the book is told through her voice. The book centers around Cassandra, a young woman who discovers she can travel through time. Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with Holly Smale about her new novel " Cassandra in Reverse."
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