What kind of relationship did Diana have with her father in the novel, Wish You Were Here?

Diana’s father, an art conservator, helped to restore old and damaged works of art. Diana opens the novel by recalling a memory of him working on the ceiling mural in Grand Central Terminal. He often brought Diana with him to job sites, letting her help with a tiny section of restoration that no one would notice.

Diana and her father had a close relationship up until his death. He was present for all of Diana’s major events and milestones. They shared a love of art, and he encouraged Diana to pursue a career in it. Diana laments that her father was the one that died while she had a strained relationship with her mother.