![]() Despite the announcement, Connie still wants to take this holiday together, and as their journey begins, so does Douglas’ examination of his marriage. Douglas, a straight-laced biochemist who “had skipped youth and leapt into middle age,” came along at a time when Connie, artistic and free-spirited but directionless, needed someone sensible. Connie is panicked at the thought of Albie going to college at the end of summer, leaving her and Douglas alone in the house. Shortly before Douglas Petersen, his wife, Connie, and their 17-year-old son, Albie, are to take a “Grand Tour” of Europe, Connie makes a surprising announcement: She thinks their marriage “has run its course” and is thinking about leaving. ![]() In his picaresque fourth novel, Nicholls ( One Day, 2010, etc.) artfully unveils 25 years of a couple's relationship. ![]()
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