![]() ![]() The novel opens with a short scene of Alec, as an adult, looking for help something has happened to his brother Michael. This portentous scene permeates Adam Haslett’s outstanding novel Imagine Me Gone, which follows three siblings from childhood to adulthood as they grapple with a quiet curse of depression and anxiety that lurks among their family. They eventually row to land, back towards their mother and brother and their picturesque New England holiday. Alec erupts into a teary panic, and Celia struggles to piece together what she’d seen her father do on previous outings that summer. It’s a test to them, a challenging game to see if they can step up towards adulthood and bring the boat to shore without parental guidance. Alec and his older sister Celia are too young to understand the sadness and desperation in their father John’s request as he lays down on the floor of their boat, expressionless. “Imagine me gone,” their father tells them. ![]()
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