Oblivion

Article number 10224023

Andrew Bolton, a successful London television journalist, struggles to rebuild his life after the death of his beloved wife Laura. Although he begins a relationship with Sarah, he remains obsessed with his memories of Laura. His mother-in-law is equally unable to accept the loss and secretly follows Andrew and his new companion. When Andrew encounters the playwright Catherine Samuelson and her work about the voices of the dead, he is forced to reconsider his relationship with memory, mourning and the possibility of happiness. The novel explores how the living struggle between preserving the past and allowing themselves to move forward.