With prose sharp and direct, it will linger in the mind longer than one might expect
With both brevity and honesty, Claire Keegan once again explores the intricacies of human relationships with her short story So Late in the Day. Much like her previous book Small Things Like These, Keegan offers a character meditating on the state of his personal life and the choices that he should make. Yet with half the page numbers of her previous book, Keegan delivers an unexpected turn in her storytelling, subtly transforming a broader story of regret into a specific interrogation of casual misogyny.
What feels like a literary magic trick, So Late in the Day digs to the heart of how misogyny can simmer beneath the surface of a relationship, and the consequences of making the wrong choices. With prose sharp and direct, it will linger in the mind longer than one might expect.