He tried to give his wife pleasure in little ways, because he had come to realize, after nearly two decades together, how often he disappointed her in the big things. It was never intentional. They simply had very different notions of what ought to take up most space in life.


The Casual Vacancy (ed. Little, Brown, 2012) - ISBN: 9780316228558


He tried to give his wife pleasure in little ways, because he had come to realize, after nearly two decades together, how often he disappointed her...

He tried to give his wife pleasure in little ways, because he had come to realize, after nearly two decades together, how often he disappointed her...

He tried to give his wife pleasure in little ways, because he had come to realize, after nearly two decades together, how often he disappointed her...

He tried to give his wife pleasure in little ways, because he had come to realize, after nearly two decades together, how often he disappointed her...