Enthralling. An exploration of dread, death, obliteration, and denial. 65 years old and very readable; set in familiar Melbourne. 
 On a side note, I found it very interesting that the baby was constantly referred to as "it". Parenting was one of the more prominent time-based differences. 
 Spoiler alert..... on reflection, it was so gripping because the whole time I was waiting for twists but they just didn't come. The sense of impending oblivion was simply eventually realised.