Tessa Hadley
British novelist and short-story writer whose quiet, intelligent fiction examines the hidden dramas of middle-class English life. Her New Yorker stories are particularly celebrated. She is one of the most consistently admired literary novelists working in Britain today.
Works
- Accidents in the HomeCollection of stories about domestic accidents and family secrets
- Everything Will Be All RightNovel about a family summer gathering when a relative arrives unexpectedly
- The London TrainNovel about three people drawn together by a train journey to London
- Clever GirlNovel following a talented woman and her complicated relationship with power
- Late in the DayNovel about an aging couple confronting desire and meaning in later life