Tide change

Adam Goldschmidt lives as a full-time father, part-time lecturer, and husband to an overworked doctor in a suburb of Coventry. His days revolve around dirty laundry, nutritious meals, and educational children's birthday parties. But then comes the morning when he receives a call from his daughters' school. It begins with the words that everyone hopes never to hear: 'Something has happened.' Sensitively, humorously, and with an intensity that strikes deep, Sarah Moss tells the absurdities of family life in Britain, the love between parents and their children, and above all, the moments that remind us of the fragility of life.