Susie Mesure

A study in vulnerability: The Coming Bad Days, by Sarah Bernstein, reviewed

An unnamed narrator leaves her partner for an academic career, but her new-found independence brings little comfort

Sarah Bernstein. Credit: Robin Irvine

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