Granta 95 Loved Ones

It can be hard to love the people we should love. Sometimes objects of affection are easier. In this issue of Granta, writers consider their relationships with those who were, or should have been, close to them. Featuring new fiction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Claire Keegan, David Malouf, Rebecca Miller, Jim Shepard, and Fan Wu. And John Lanchester on his father's early retirement: James Lasdun on revisiting Forest Lawn cemetery, inspiration for Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One (how does Los Angeles bury its dead today?); and a frank and funny account of a boyhood spent caring for a father with Parkinson's disease, by Jonathan Taylor. Plus a photo essay by Albert and Graham Smith, father and son.Jack, Ian is the author of 'Granta 95 Loved Ones' with ISBN 9781929001255 and ISBN 1929001258.