Angol
A family gets lost in the shuffle of reimagining their lives in this dark, domestic sci-fi comedy
Claire and Mark are stuck in the doldrums of an unhappy marriage. She chain-smokes and refuses to leave the house or even change out of her bathrobe. He sleeps on the couch and cant distinguish one day from the next. With all love lost for family life, pizza and Chinese food take turns on a nightly take-out dinner menu.
Husband and wife are plagued by the idea that this is all a dream. Why cant Mark ever remember their sons name? Isnt he a barber? Doesnt he play in a band? Why is Claire obsessively stalking her ex-boyfriend online? When exactly did she stop caring about what the kids wear to school? And just why cant she be bothered to tell the other mums at pick-up apart? Didnt Claire and Mark have different lives? As reports of an imminent nuclear war make subtle waves on the radio, the truth begins to dawn on them
Paul B. Raineys critically-acclaimed sleeper hit returns in supple paperback with an all-new cover. Why Dont You Love Me? is a hilariously terrifying meditation on mourning lost opportunities, rolling with the punches, and confronting reality as it turns on youone day at a time. Rainey''s tightly plotted relationship drama shifts into a science-fiction mindblower and keeps you surprised until the final heartbreaking panel.
