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2000s: What secrets do a family keep from each other?
The Dilemma
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It’s Livia’s 40th birthday and she’s having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who’s studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she’s secretly glad she won’t be at the party. She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter but she’s waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together.
Adam wants everything to be perfect for Livia so he’s secretly arranged for Marnie to come home and surprise her on her birthday. During the day, he hears some terrible news. He needs to tell Livia, because how can the party go on? But she’s so happy, so excited – and the guests are about to arrive.
The Dilemma – how far would you go to give someone you love a last few hours of happiness?
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A flight from Cairo to London is The Dilemma
Not a novel for settings. The family live in London and their daughter Marnie is coming home from time in Asia and will board a flight in Cairo to make it home for her mother’s birthday.
Most of the novel is set in and around the family home which is kept vague – the focus here is on the characters and particularly what goes on inside their heads. The mother and father are in turmoil except they don’t know the other one is hurting. There’s a sense of anguish as the father waits for his daughter to come home. She’s taken a longer series of flights as it’s cheaper than flying direct. She’s still got enough time to arrive for her mother’s birthday. But secrets are about to come out to wreck everything.
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Destination: England, Cairo Authour/guide: B A Paris Departure Time: 2000s
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