Intermezzo

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney is a moving exploration of grief, love, and the complicated bonds between siblings. Brothers Peter and Ivan Koubek cope with their father's death in vastly different ways. Peter, a Dublin lawyer, juggles relationships with two women while masking his pain. Ivan, a young chess player, finds unexpected intimacy with an older woman. Rooney delivers her signature emotional precision in a story about how loss reshapes us and whether the people we love can help us find our way back.