Bad Dreams And Other Stories by Tessa Hadley

A quietly piercing collection of short stories that watches domestic life and intimate relationships with unflinching attention, following characters—often women—through moments of desire, infidelity, longing and generational tension. Each tale zeroes in on a seemingly small lapse or revelation that recalibrates marriage, parenthood and friendship, revealing the complex emotional economies beneath everyday routines. The prose is observant and psychologically acute, refusing tidy resolutions and leaving characters and readers alike to reckon with ambiguity and the lingering consequences of private choices.

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