The Ditch - Herman Koch
Category: Novel
Narrator: Unknown
Tags: Novel, General Fiction, Adults
When Robert Walter, popular mayor of Amsterdam, sees his wife toss her head back with laughter while chatting to one of his aldermen at a New Years reception, he immediately suspects the worst. Despite their long and happy marriage, Robert is convinced that Sylvia is cheating on himwith the respectable alderman who is dedicated to the environment, no less. The man who wants to spoil the capitals skyline with wind turbines., The New Years reception marks the end of the happy family era that the mayor has enjoyed for so long. His wife and their daughter, Diana, however, are not aware of his suspicions and carry on as usual. Robert starts spending a lot of time and energy behaving normally. Naturally, his normal behavior is far more suspicious. Normally Roberts not really present when hes at homehes preoccupied with his phone, the newspapers, and his own thoughts. But now Robert is so sure hell miss the clues if he doesnt pay attention that he starts to be almost alarmingly attentive and
