Irina y Lawrence son dos americanos que viven en Londres. El es experto en relaciones internacionales. Ella ilustra libros para ninos. Desde hace cinco anos, el seis de julio, dia del cumpleanos de su amigo Ramsey Acton, siempre cenan con el. Ramsey es un jugador profesional de snooker, que ha ganado mucho dinero con el juego. Y cuando llega el dia del cumpleanos, Lawrence, ausente en un viaje de trabajo, insiste en que Irina salga a cenar con Ramsey y no rompan la tradicion. Ella no tiene ningunas ganas, pero accede. E Irina descubre a un Ramsey que desconocia, y lo que iba a ser un encuentro inocuo se convierte en la divisoria de las aguas, en ese instante unico en que la decision que se tome cambia para siempre la vida. / Irina and Lawrence are two Americans who live in London. He is an expert in international relations. She is a childrens book illustrator. For the last five years, on July 6th,they always have dinner with their friend Ramsey Acton to celebrate his birthday.Ramsey is a professional snooker player, who has earned a lot of money with the sport. And when the next occasion of their meeting arrives, Lawrence, away on a work trip, insists that Irina goes and has dinner with Ramsey to keep the tradition alive. She doesnt feel like it, but agrees. And at the dinner Irina discovers that she never really knew Ramsey, and what was supposed to be an innocuous evening, becomes a parting of the waters and that she faces a decision that will change her life forever. From the same author: We need to talk about Kevin (Orange Prize).
