Summary of Midwinter Break
Gerry and Stella are an elderly couple whose 40-year marriage goes through a crisis. They decide to take a midwinter break in Amsterdam. However, this does not have much effect, and against the picturesque canals of the Dutch capital, their marriage further unravels.
Reasons to read Midwinter Break
“Midwinter Break” is an intimate novel about a couple who, despite 40 years of shared memories and intimacy, have grown disinterested in each other. The novel won the Bord Gáis Novel of the Year award in 2017 and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Bernard MacLaverty, a writer from Northern Ireland, is also known for his novels “Cal” and “Grace Notes” (which won Scotland’s National Book Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1997).
Setting: Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
Original title: Midwinter Break
Year of publication: 2017
Nr of pages: 208
