Brooklyn and beyond: Colm Toibin's best books ranked!
Toibin's Mary is not meek and mild, but hardened by her experience, suspicious of his miracles and despairing of the followers who will take her son away from her.
Asking for a friend: I caught my best friend and my husband kissing and found out they've been having an affair. How could they betray me?
An affair can feel a lot more emotionally involved and deliberate than a one-night stand, as you now are left with trying to figure out when they saw each other.
Mates, the day has come for our patience to be rewarded. At first, we might have even been charmed by him; then we were disturbed and finally revolted.