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Shriver, Lionel. The Post-Birthday World.(Brief article)(Book review)
* Shriver, Lionel. The Post-Birthday World. HarperCollins. Mar. 2007. c.416p. ISBN 006-118784-4 [ISBN 978-0-08-118784-1]. $25.95. F
Expatriates in London, children's book illustrator Irena McGovern and longtime partner Lawrence, a head-in-the-clouds sort who works at a think tank, are quietly content with their routine lives. Then, when Lawrence is away on business, Irena is saddled with the responsibility of taking out an old friend for his birthday. The ex-husband of an author Irena has worked with, Ramsey Acton is unpredictable, electric, slightly uncouth--and one of England's best-known snooker players. To Irena's surprise, she feels an urgent attraction to …
