A review by tonythep
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me by Javier Marías

4.0

When Marta dies suddenly in his arms, Victor must decide what to do: Call Marta's husband, who is away on business? Take care of her young son who sleeps in the next room? Or simply flee, and remain anonymous. What follows is an exquisite and excruciating deliberation on the nature of relationships, identity, storytelling, time, life and death. Marias is particularly expert at stretching out a moment in time and examining it from every angle. This takes a bit of patience, but is well worth the effort.