The suicide of a young bride launches a brilliant examination of the nature of relationships and the obligations and coercions that they inevitably bring. Marias considers the effect of secrets, the quality of instigation and complicity, the impossibility of knowing the truth, the corrosive power of knowledge and anxiety as well as the evanescence of human experience. His discursive and philosophical style may not suit all, but if you like authors who take a thought for a walk, you'll love this!
(Denise Lewis - bwl 74 Autumn 2014 ) |
