The Other One Summary
Tessa Hadley

The Other One Overview

"The Other One" is a short story by English author Tessa Hadley. It was originally published in The New Yorker in April of 2020. "The Other One" focuses on a woman in her forties, Heloise, whose father died in a car accident in France when she was twelve. One day, Heloise meets a woman named Delia, who she is certain was in the car accident with her father and his lover many years ago. The story is interested in exploring family dynamics and the way the past continues to influence lives in the present.