![]() Marisa hates the idea but keeps quiet, not wanting to give Jake a reason to leave her. ![]() Then, after a business venture falls through at Jake’s company and money becomes tight for the couple, Jake suggests that they take in a lodger. After only three months of dating, they decide to move into a new house in London together and start trying for a baby.Īt first everything is perfect. Due to this I expect her books to consider difficult issues which this certainly does. ![]() He brings up the subject of children on their first date, consistently replies to her messages and is undemonstrative but steadfast in his love for her, preferring deeds to words of affection. Elizabeth Day is active on social media as well as writing and presenting. ![]() Jake is eleven years older and works at a consultancy firm in the City. Elizabeth Days Magpie is a fresh, thought provoking and insightful novel examining growing up and finding oneself, mental health, starting your own family. But then she meets Jake at a fancy-dress party for singles and he insists that she take his number. She has been single for ages, cycling jadedly between dating apps with little success. The book begins from the point of view of 28-year-old Marisa, who makes a living selling personalised children’s storybooks from her website, Telling Tales. ![]() Instead Elizabeth Day has used other associations with magpies, to help tell this twisted tale. E lizabeth Day’s latest novel is a suspenseful psychological thriller in which the themes of infertility, toxic relationships and mental health are constellated around an emotionally astute exploration of motherhood. Magpie by Elizabeth Day, Hardback, 256 pages, HarperCollins, Waterstones, £14.99 Magpie does not follow the whimsical tune associated with magpies. ![]()
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