Something Like Happiness by Tom Newlands review – a tender take on hard times, anger and autism
A twentysomething Scottish couple care for their autistic son in the bleak follow-up to Only Here, Only NowFrazer and Caitlin have been emotionally entwined since schooldays. Now in their mid-20s, and parents of a five-year-old, they live in a grotty flat in a Scottish new town – the faded posters read “Happiness, Here” – that has crumbled into decay. Jobs are scarce and unrewarding; little Jamie, who has autism, is silent; and the pressure is starting to tell.Frazer’s adored Caitlin…
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