Clever Girl by Tessa Hadley
Writer talking…through her character: “And I thought that the substantial outward things...
Tag: Tessa Hadley
because the night by Tessa Hadley
One of the reasons I’m fond of Tessa Hadley’s fiction is that the writer appeals to my nesting instinct. Hadley can outline a domestic situation in a few deft lines, like Matisse can take a few simple strokes of black ink on white paper and show you a beautiful woman.…
Married Love by Tessa Hadley
Lottie is 19. Over the breakfast table she announces she’s getting married. Nobody knew she had a boyfriend. She didn’t really.…
The New Yorker: The Abduction by Tessa Hadley
My New Yorker subscription is hanging by a thread. One of the lifelines that keeps it going is the frequent appearance in its pages of the short stories of Tessa Hadley.…
Best of 2011, Part 3: Dennis Haritou
With respect to Johnny’s sleepers concept, I’d rather name my choices after the espressos that I can no longer have. I’ll call them doppios.…
The Stain by Tessa Hadley
Marina needs a job. She has a toddler son, Liam, and a husband, Gary, who is not doing too well. He works with his brother installing patios and other construction projects.…
