A lonely art historian absorbed in her research seizes the opportunity to share in the joys and pleasures of the lives of a glittering couple, only to find her hopes of companionship and happiness shattered.
From Library Journal
"A stunning character study," said LJ's reviewer of this novel (LJ 4/1/83), which centers on love, friendship, and the loss of both in the hollow life of English medical librarian Frances Hinton. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Anita Brookner was born in London and, apart from several years in Paris, was a lifelong Londoner. She trained as an art historian and taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art until 1988. She is the author of twenty-seven books, including the Booker Prize–winning novel Hotel Du Lac. She died in 2016.
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A lonely art historian absorbed in her research seizes the opportunity to share in the joys and pleasures of the lives of a glittering couple, only to find her hopes of companionship and happiness shattered.
From Library Journal
"A stunning character study," said LJ's reviewer of this novel (LJ 4/1/83), which centers on love, friendship, and the loss of both in the hollow life of English medical librarian Frances Hinton.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Anita Brookner was born in London and, apart from several years in Paris, was a lifelong Londoner. She trained as an art historian and taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art until 1988. She is the author of twenty-seven books, including the Booker Prize–winning novel Hotel Du Lac. She died in 2016.