Literary
Intermezzo
Two brothers, a lawyer and a young chess player, are left badly shaken after their father’s death. Each starts a relationship that complicates their feelings, and their strained bond becomes the heart of the story.
- First published
- 2024
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like quiet, interior literary fiction about grief, love and difficult families.
Skip this if you want a plot-driven read, because most of it unfolds in conversation and thought.
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