RaveGood Housekeeping\"As with all of Rooney\'s books, this is a character-driven novel and these two are fantastically well-drawn, as are those on the periphery of the two men\'s lives. Dialogue is her particularly strength and conversations are like well-orchestrated dances, leaping and pirouetting across the page. There are moments of real poignancy and the two men\'s hurt and grief, close to the surface, is often painful to read ... this feels like a more mature novel - and in my opinion, her best yet. There\'s more introspection here, more vulnerability from the characters, and this allows a greater connection. Rooney’s writing can be Marmite, but if you love introspective, meandering novels that weave in thoughts on everything from the Dublin housing crisis to modern masculinity, Intermezzo - tender and true - is for you.\
