Passing Go (by Libby Purves)

It’s over sixteen years since I was given and read ‘Passing Go’ by Libby Purves. I had entirely forgotten what it was about when I picked it up to re-read a few days ago. The title did not trigger my memory at all.

However, I did recall the basic circumstances of the story once I had started reading. It’s about the Keaney family, whom we gradually get to know over the course of the book. Roy, the father, is the first one to make his appearance. He works as a book publisher, and quite likes wh...