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Crucial Conversations

(1975)
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Reed and Poppy Whitelaw's conventional and apparently serene life together is shattered when Poppy tells Reed that she has decided to leave him. In a series of encounters that follow the shock of this news, which affects not only Reed but also their children and friends - in particular Philip, who must learn why he is so invested in their marriage - Reed and Poppy struggle to make sense of their lives in this alien new terrain.

Genre: Literary Fiction

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