Adrift in the recession, Fletcher feels like a relative outsider at his wife's family gathering, seeing the events of the day and recalling the death of his sister-in-law, Clare, through the distorting lens of his dislocation
This is one of those neglected books--now out of print--which is a small masterpiece of tone and deep feeling. I've been spreading the gospel of Douglas Hobbie for years. If you can get your hands on a copy of The Day you will not be disappointed.