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A Misalliance
A Misalliance | Anita Brookner
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After twenty years of marriage Blanche Vernon is alone; abandoned by her husband Bertie for a childishly demanding computer expert named Mousie. While Blanche finds this turn of events baffling, she feels that Bertie must have left her because of her overly sensible demeanor. Yet many of their mutual friends disagree. In fact, Blanche has come to be regarded as undeniably eccentric--making elliptical remarks that no one knows how to read, and chatting at great length about characters in fiction. She resolutely fills her unwanted hours with activities, maintaining her excellent appearance, drinking increasingly more wine, and, in an attempt to turn her energy to good works, becoming severely enmeshed in the life of a disordered young family.
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merelybookish
A Misalliance | Anita Brookner
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About a third of my way into my first Brookner novel and I've already had to look up three words. The writing is very polished and taut.
Whether I like it or not, still undecided.

charl08 Always so miserable! I found a pile when I was a student. (When I never had enough to read, so read everything I could get my hands on). I wonder what I would make of these now. 3y
merelybookish @charl08 Yeah, it is such a particular character study. It feels like she's trying to say something about women's lives but it almost feels anti-woman. Or like women are divided into the halves and have-nots. 3y
Ruthiella I loved Hotel du Lac but didn‘t love the two books of hers that I read subsequently: Falling Slowly and The Rules of Engagement. I got so weary of reading about her unhappy characters who wander around unhappy and lonely. 3y
merelybookish @Ruthiella That sounds a bit like this book. 🤔😬 3y
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ReadingEnvy
A Misalliance | Anita Brookner
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USED BOOKSTORE HAUL 2 of 4ish
This follows the lesser known rule of the universe that every used bookstore contains one low priced Brookner novel.

LeslieO I need to document which ones I have so I can pounce when one I don't have pops up. 8y
ReadingEnvy @LeslieO I think I've snagged four lately so I need to keep a list too or inevitably I will repurchase the same one! 8y
LeahBergen And I found 2 at a recent book sale. 👍🏼 8y
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Zelma 😆 that is so true! 8y
andrew61 Im ashamed to say I've not read any, i will have to put that right! 8y
ReadingEnvy @LeahBergen 📚🌠😁 8y
ReadingEnvy @andrew61 in case I sounded in the know, I've only recently read one 8y
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