A moving, funny, and topical novel about lost love, growing older and
the realities of life in a society that is still coming to terms with
thirty years of violence, some of that violence still very present and
dangerous
When he unexpectedly loses his job, Herbie struggles to find new
meaning. His wife, the great love of his life, has long left him for a
Southerner, and his daughter has fled Belfast for London in search of
work and an easier life. But a local cafe under new ownership, a friend
in need and an unexpected spark of romance give Herbie something to wake
up for. From the author of Gull and Backstop Land, Where Are We Now?
is a novel about lost love, growing older and the realities of life in a
society still haunted by decades of violence. By turns moving and funny,
topical and sharp, it is a life-affirming story of a life not yet over.