This is a short return to the setting of her novel NW, about Northwest London. I liked the novel a lot when I read it for reasons I can’t entirely explain, but my throughline is how well she represents a number of different characters and their voices and experiences in a way that doesn’t feel pandering. A kind of writerly conservatism that allows her to understand form and language in traditional ways, and a more personal liberalism that allows her to understand representation. This short return […]