![]() ![]() Where Sarah needs hope and support, Macon retreats into his routines and his pessimistic view of life. Shared grief is a more complex situation. Grief is a very personal thing: there is no right or wrong way to negotiate it. After their son Ethan’s murder, Macon and Sarah grew apart: there were "months when everything either of them said was wrong." An English teacher who expresses herself very differently from her husband, she no longer finds amusement in Macon’s strict routines. His series (entitled The Accidental Tourist) guides these unwilling travellers through the pitfalls of unknown experience and details exactly how they can make any trip a home-away-from-home: "Other travellers hoped to discover distinctive local wines Macon's readers searched for pasteurized and homogenized milk."īy comparison, Sarah is – according to Macon – sloppy and disorganised. Macon writes guidebooks for businessmen who have to travel but prefer not to. ![]() Nothing typifies Macon Leary better than his job. Macon enjoys himself in moderation: routine and stability give him a way to negotiate life. After years of marriage, the death of their son in a hold-up a year back has given them each a fresh view on the world. “People could, in fact, be used up - could use each other up, could be of no further help to each other”Macon and Sarah Leary are failing. ![]()
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