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The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright (view source)
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|title=The Forgotten Waltz
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|reviewer=Robin Leggett
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Set in modern day Dublin, Gina recalls the events that led to an affair that wrecks two marriages. Add to the mix that one involves a troubled young daughter who suffers from epilepsy. Well observed and told with a lightness of touch and plenty of wry humour.
|rating=4
|buy=Yes
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|pages=240
|publisher=Jonathan Cape
|isbn=978-0224089036
|website=http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/author.htm?authorID=683
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'''Longlisted for the [[Orange Prize for Fiction 2012]]'''
Anne Enright's 2007 Booker prize winning [[The Gathering by Anne Enright|The Gathering]] addressed the gloomy subjects of the three D's; death, depression and dysfunctional families. Her latest book, ''The Forgotten Waltz'', set in Dublin in 2009, sees her turning her attentions to a love affair. A more uplifting subject you might think. Well only up to a point. The affair in question you see is that of her narrator, Gina, who is already married to the generally good, if undynamic, Connor, while on the other end, the subject of the affair is the older, Seán, also married and neighbour of Gina's sister. In case your moral compass isn't stretched quite enough by this, Seán and his wife Aileen, also have a young daughter who suffers from epilepsy.
For more from Anne Enright, check out her Booker-winning [[The Gathering by Anne Enright|The Gathering]], while if you hanker for more twisted affairs of the heart (and who doesn't?), then check out the interesting [[Spring by David Szalay]].
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