18 hours ago
- General
- Wall Street Journal
‘The Möbius Book' Review: A Breakup Story With a Twist
'Grief expands as it constricts,' writes Catherine Lacey in 'The Möbius Book.' It 'turns a person into a toy version of herself.'
The grief in question concerns a breakup, or rather an abandonment. One day, after six years in a relationship with her boyfriend, Ms. Lacey receives an email from him. It is marked 'Please Read—urgent.' 'I am speaking,' writes the sender, 'about the dissolution of our relationship.' He is writing from another room in the house they share. 'People get fired with more dignity,' comments Ms. Lacey's friend later, when told the details.
