A Hunger
A Hunger by Ross Raisin, published by Jonathan Cape in 2022, is a literary exploration of marriage, devotion, and the quest for personal freedom. This edition spans 458 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on Anita, a skilled sous chef at a prestigious London restaurant, who grapples with the challenges of caring for her husband Patrick, who is experiencing rapid cognitive decline due to dementia. As she navigates the contrasting demands of her professional life and her role as a caregiver, Anita faces a profound decision that will impact both her and Patrick’s futures.
Readers will find a poignant examination of love and sacrifice as Raisin delves into the complexities of illness and duty within ordinary lives. The story intricately weaves themes of family life, friendship, and the emotional turmoil that accompanies caregiving. Anita’s journey is further complicated by her growing bond with another man, Peter, which introduces questions of ambition and guilt. A Hunger presents a thoughtful reflection on what it means to care for a loved one at the end of life while also considering one’s own desires and aspirations.
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From the prizewinning author of God’s Own Country and A Natural comes a moving and intimate exploration of marriage, devotion and sacrifice, and a woman’s enduring search for freedom.
A Hunger is the story of Anita: a talented sous chef at a high-end London restaurant. At home, however, her husband Patrick is suffering from dementia and declining rapidly. As she is thrown between two conflicting worlds – the exciting bustle of her kitchen and her exhausting new role as a carer – Anita must make a decision: about her husband’s future, as well as her own. Should she free them both by acting on his last plea for mercy, or should she remain faithful to the person Patrick once used to be? A decision complicated by ambition and the guilt of her own past – and by her intensifying friendship with another man, Peter, and the temptation of a new life.
A Hunger is a novel about love and sacrifice; how illness and duty affect ordinary lives. With tenderness and precision, Ross Raisin explores what it means to look after somebody at the end of a life; what we owe to our loved ones, and to ourselves.
‘The poignancy of Ross Raisin’s characters is equalled only by the brilliance of his writing’ – John Boyne, on A Natural
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