Rosemary answers “Why the title, A Fine Balance? For me...”

Earl asked this question about A Fine Balance:

Why the title, A Fine Balance? For me there was little balance between good and bad, between optimism and depression.

Rosemary Once I'd read the line 'a fine balance between hope and despair' I realised what the book was about. It became very clear at the end when one characte…moreOnce I'd read the line 'a fine balance between hope and despair' I realised what the book was about. It became very clear at the end when one character 'tipped over the edge' of despair whereas two others, who could well have done, managed to go about life chuckling.(less)

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