Synopsis
Quartet & Equally Divided
Published by Faber & Faber
In Quartet Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred are in a home for retired opera singers and each year, on 10th October, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday
Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium - she still acts like a diva and refuses to sing
But the show must go on ...
Equally Divided begins shortly after the funeral of Edith and Renata's mother
Edith, severe, embattled, unmarried, has sacrificed her life to nurse the bedridden old woman
Renata, glamorous and married several times, has spent her life doing what she pleases
When the contents of the will are made known, childhood rivalries re-emerge and the result is a moral tale both powerful and comic