Late in the Day: A Novel - Hardcover

"Perceptive, finely wrought.... Hadley is a writer of the first order, and this novel gives her the opportunity to explore, with profound incisiveness and depth, the inevitable changes inherent to long-lasting marriages."--Publishers Weekly

"A layered and compelling read."--Booklist

"Riveting.... A four-person character study--here as always, Hadley is a master of interpersonal dynamics--the novel captures the complexity of loss."--Kirkus, starred review

"In the fine tradition of women's fiction by authors such as Margaret Drabble, Penelope Lively, and Rachel Cusk exploring relationships among the cultured classes, Hadley's place is secure."--Library Journal, starred review

"Tessa Hadley is well-known for her inimitable portrayal of character and her latest effort, Late in the Day, is no disappointment.... A smart exploration of human nature, desire, and friendship."--Vanity Fair

"The British novelist does what she does best: excavate the tensions and traumas that linger in the most seemingly normal families and relationships."--Huffington Post

"A domestic drama of the first order. The marriages are characters in themselves; going through transformative arcs of their own."--Refinery29

"An excellent place to start if you haven't yet discovered Tessa Hadley."--Book Riot

"Brilliant.... In the hands of a lesser novelist, the intricate tangle of lives at the center of Late in the Day would feel like just such a self-satisfied riddle or, at best, like sly narrative machinations. Because this is Tessa Hadley, it instead feels earned and real and, even in its smallest nuances, important.... It's to her credit that Hadley manages to be old-fashioned and modernist and brilliantly postmodern all at once.... We've seen this before, and we've never seen this before, and it's spectacular."--Rebecca Makkai, The New York Times Book Review

"[Hadley] is a gifted anatomist of human relationships, with those among family members being her specialty. Her particular genius lies in the elegance and precision with which she captures the fleeting emotion, the passing, indefinable perception or tiny epiphany."--Katherine Powers, Wall Street Journal