Caly and Morgan recommend...The City Changes Its Face - Eimear McBride

Morgan says... A beautiful reflection of Eily and Stephen's relationship. McBride tackles the tension of their age-gap with tenderness and care, never shying away from the discomfort. An absolutely beautiful piece of work that experiments with style and form in a way only McBride could. One of the best books I have read this year and a firm favourite. 

It's 1995. Outside their grimy window, the city rushes by.

But in the flat there is only Stephen and Eily. Their bodies, the tangled sheets. Unpacked boxes stacked in the kitchen and the total obsession of new love.

Eighteen months later, the flat feels different. Love is merging with reality. Stephen's teenage daughter has re-appeared, while Eily has made a choice, the consequences of which she cannot outrun.

Now they face a reckoning for all that's been left unspoken - emotions, secrets and ambitions. Tonight, if they are to find one another again, what must be said aloud? Love rallies against life. Time tells truths.