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Dorothea May is most at ease in the company of strangers. When her late husband's relatives prevail on her to take in a young man for the week before an unexpected family wedding, Thea's carefully constructed, solitary world is thrown into disarray. As the wedding approaches, old family secrets surface and conflicts erupt between the generations, trapping an unwilling Thea in the middle. Confronted by the company of Steve Best, a carefree young wanderer, Thea's fragile facade of peaceful acceptance is pierced, forcing her to face in a new way both her past and her future.
Book Details
- Publisher: Vintage
- Publish Date: Dec 29th, 1998
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.92in - 5.18in - 0.52in - 0.40lb
- EAN: 9780679781479
- Categories: • Literary
About the Author
Anita Brookner was born in London and, apart from several years in Paris, has lived there ever since. She trained as an art historian and taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art until 1988.
Praise for this book
"A superb storyteller in her prime."
-The Globe and Mail "Anita Brookner works a spell on the reader; being under it is both an education and a delight."
-The Washington Post Book World "Brookner is a writer of great skill and precision. Passages of brilliant writing abound, hard-won insights that startle us with Brookner's clarity and succinct intelligence."
-Los Angeles Times Book Review
-The Globe and Mail "Anita Brookner works a spell on the reader; being under it is both an education and a delight."
-The Washington Post Book World "Brookner is a writer of great skill and precision. Passages of brilliant writing abound, hard-won insights that startle us with Brookner's clarity and succinct intelligence."
-Los Angeles Times Book Review