Where or When
When Charles Callahan chances on a newspaper photograph of Siân Richards, a woman he loved when they were both only thirteen, he is hardly in a position to do anything about it. He has been faithfully married for years and his Rhode Island real estate business has been hit hard by the recession. But Charles cannot bear his curiosity, and decides to get in touch.Three decades after they last saw each other, the two lovers meet. Powerfully drawn together once again, Charles and Siân are forced to come to terms with the nature of erotic love and betrayal, moral quandaries in an age of shifting values, and the elusive nature of time.
Reviews
‘Offers the reader all the eroticism of a D. H. Lawrence novel. Where or When is more than just an exquisitely written novel. It is also a gripping yarn’ New York Times Book Review
‘Shreve handles her characters with a great deal of compassion, and the ending is genuinely moving’ Sunday Times
‘Anita Shreve has a knack for wry observation and for capturing the agony of emotion’ Daily Telegraph