There is torment and dopey affection.
Pauline was old enough to be his mother, and his rivalry with Georgie, who suffered from tuberculosis, for her attention and affection, tormented him with guilt.
On an icy weekday afternoon, Nakusii Goodman, 11, was demonstrating on his brother, Shameek, 8, how a hug can be a form of both affection and torment.
Zoo Time tells the story of a writer in torment over his affections for his wife and mother-in-law, and the terminal state of literature.
Singly, each piece is a gem to me: a gathering in of memory, affection, and gratitude, however tormented the relationships once were.
Mr. Gill, his voice a frenzied moan, establishes the Actor's naturally histrionic metabolism efficiently as he confides to the Critic his tormenting fears of losing his wife's affections.
The five shortlisted novels in 2013 are: Zoo Time by Howard Jacobson - the tale of Guy Ableman, a writer in torment, both over his affections for both his wife and mother-in-law, and the terminal state of literature.
Juan becomes an eavesdropper on scenes of discord and abjection, as Muriel torments his wife, Beatriz, verbally abusing her and refusing the slightest hint of affection.
Juan becomes an eavesdropper on scenes of discord and abjection, as Muriel torments his wife, Beatriz, verbally abusing her and refusing the slightest hint of affection.
The object of Louise's often-unrequited affection is Jonathan William Jackson Harperr), who appears to be housebound and barely responsive as he torments himself while trying to complete his dissertation on Pliny the Elder.
