Marie, Starting Over
When her youngest son finally flies the nest, Marie Overbeck – an active and dynamic woman in her mid-fifties – is on the lookout for new challenges. She runs into five-year-old Kevin, a boy who clearly comes from a less privileged background, and they soon become friends. Summoned by Kevin’s suspicious mother, Marie sets foot in a household living on benefits for the first time in her life. Torn between compassion and horror, she does her best to establish some kind of order. But despite making minor progress, Marie is gradually forced to admit that this new challenge is clearly beyond her…
Genre: Fiction, Women's Fiction
352 pages,
ISBN: 978-3-423-21375-2
First published 2012