A Sense of Occasion: A Novel

"Assured, perfectly paced, sexy and intelligent. . . I read it in a day; it was difficult to stop." —Merve Emre

“A wonderful book, at once shrewd and ethereal." —Chris Kraus

An electric, stylish—and very British—novel exploring the tensions and transgressions of relationships and sex, as one dysfunctional family gathers for a funeral

After Mary’s sudden death, a fractured family reunites in a small English village for a funeral over a hot summer weekend.

Patch is clearly overwhelmed by hosting ...