Books by Anita Brookner
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review 1: I don't know how 85 year old Anita Brookner has written over two dozen novels and not slit her wrists in the process. I love an introspective writer, and Brookner is certainly that, but surely she could find SOMETHING positive to contemplate. "The interval of true innocence was...
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review 1: Paul Sturgis, retired 70 year old bachelor tackles loneliness, concerns of failing health and unfulfilling relationships with two slightly younger women. Tricky topic! It takes a brave writer to bring Paul Sturgis's life to us and a committed reader to try to understand it. No ep...
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review 1: There are a lot of interesting reviews on this book - which is good, because Anita Brookner surely merits serious consideration. Whilst important conditions of loneliness and old age are explored, I kept comparing the book with Hotel du Luc which did something similar in an altog...