Second Self av Chloe Ashby

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<p><b>''Almost hypnotically perfect prose''</b> Kate Sawyer <b> ''A thoughtful, tender and delicate consideration of life''s choices''</b> Huma Qureshi <b> ''Ashby handles her material lightly and atmospherically'' </b>Rowan Hisayo Buchanan<br><br>When Cathy and Noah first got together neither saw children in their future. Eight years later, they''re happily married - and Cathy isn''t so sure. With Noah''s patience for his wife''s ambivalence waning, her widowed mother in a world of her own and her best friend yearning for a second baby, Cathy feels increasingly adrift.<br><br>Escaping into her work in the conservation studios of the National Gallery, she chips away at the layers of overpaint on a canvas from the collection. Will the discovery of an unexpected truth help her find the clarity she craves?<br><br>SECOND SELF is a novel about confronting expectations, and learning to cope with the nagging, complex questions that shape a life. It''s about minds and bodies at the mercy of