Densely written, quietly introspective, as are all her novels, Brookner spins a web of charm and sadness with a few characters, despite their singularity and loneliness, defining a crowded world. Zoe relates her life from the 1940s to the present, lived partly in dim London flats and the brilliance of Nice. She speculates on where she has found happiness, if any, and concludes that . . . well, read it and find out!
(Joan Jackson - bwl 25 August 2004 ) |
