Bruno has a gift for observation which she uses to produce a haunting examination of love, loss and grief.“Ohio,” the debut novel by Stephen Markley, might as well have a picture of Trump’s gruesome face on the cover. Bruno's narrator proves a dark, funny, unflinching companion as you descend with her, step by step, towards the revelation of what has led her to the bar tonight.' -STEPHEN MARKLEY, author of Ohio 'Quiet but emotionally engaging, this atmospheric novel has a raft of enduring characters who prompt her memories. Beneath the surface of this booze-soaked, small town, dive bar novel lies a devastating story of loss, guilt, and grief. Anna Bruno vividly renders the messiness of a single human life in all its joy and heartbreak.' -CLAIRE LOMBARDO, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had 'Crisp, haunting, and intelligent. 'Seen through keen eyes and full of deep feeling, Ordinary Hazards delves into the psyche of a woman grappling with grief, loss, and the burdens of inheritance. A powerhouse in the business world, why has she ended up here, now a regular in the last bar on the edge of a small town? What is she running away from? And what is she willing to give up in order to recapture the love she has lost? As Emma teeters on the edge of oblivion, becoming more booze-soaked by the hour, her night begins to spin out of control with shocking results. As Emma listens to the locals' banter, key facts about her life story begin to emerge and the past comes bearing down on her like a freight train. Nine months ago, in unimaginable circumstances, they divorced. It was in this very room that she met Lucas a few years back, on a blind date. Emma has settled into her hometown bar for the evening. Caring about these things is not the problem. The answer is wrapped up, shrouded and ensconced in prioritization, ambition and work. It is late-night conversations and inside jokes and making love and having a child. It takes into account thousands of hours of labour on a small house, projects finished and unfinished. It has something to do with smoking cigarettes and drinking all night. People want to understand how to avoid the fall. It's a spiteful curiosity thing, schadenfreude, but also a self-preservation thing. Everyone always wants to know why relationships fail. For fans of Celeste Ng comes a transfixing debut novel about how life's small decisions can ultimately yield the most powerful consequences.

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