Tomorrow by Graham Swift

Tomorrow by Graham Swift



A mother's reflection on her life, loves and the nature of relationships, and the secrets. Not quite what I expected of Graham Swift, but well-written all the same. The reservation I have concerns the narrative and it's telling. A middle-aged woman lies sleepless at home alongside her snoring husband. She's unable to sleep because they have to impart something to their sixteen year-old twins, something of great import - or is it? The first person narrative seems overly long yet it is difficult to imagine it being quite as convincing if it were any shorter. Its particular relevance to me is, that like the two principal characters, I was born in 1945, and was thus also a member of that lucky generation. It is that that is worth dwelling on, just how fortunate we of that generation have been. And that's what I would thank Graham Swift for, reminding me that I have much to be grateful for.