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"A Misalliance, like all Ms. Brookner's fiction, exercises an almost inexplicable grip on the reader-a tribute to her formidable gifts as a psychologist of the wounded woman's heart." -The New York Times"It is the author's insight into the private human heart as well as her marvelous eye for color and artistic detail that take a woman's claustrophobic existence and make of it a novel of worldly proportions." -Chicago Tribune"A marvelously written novel. . . . As in Hotel du Lac, she is just brooding, beautifully, about why some women drive men wild while others do not." -The Times (London)"In the end, this is not just a beautifully drawn, disturbing evocation of one woman's loneliness. It's a sometimes witty, sometimes despairing meditation on duty and pleasure, art and artifice, innocence and experience--on the appetites that pull and push at the very core of what passes for civilized life." -Philadelphia Inquirer"Miss Brookner writes exquisitely: her molding of every sentence is a delight . . . [as are] her impeccable evocations of mood--wet, lonely London summers are her forte--her small flares of wisdom and understanding, and her many moments of utter cleverness." -The Observer (London)"An ingenious variation on a Brookner theme . . . ambitiously subtle . . . handled with much imaginative resource." -The Guardian"Wonderfully poised and pointed . . . a civilized look at contemporary disorder." -The Times Literary Supplement (London)"As in Hotel du Lac, Brookner once again contemplates the rifts in women's lives and the complex process of recovery. This quiet vision of Blanche slowly reconciling herself to her loss can be savored for its stunning imagery and use of irony." -Booklist
In her loneliness, recently divorced Blanche Vernon turns to other people's lives, good works, and uplifting pastimes for meaning and solace, while her friends hold the general opinion that she has recently become insupportably eccentric. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1295946-75
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Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1400095220I3N10
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Librería: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.4. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1400095220-2-3
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Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.4. Nº de ref. del artículo: 353-1400095220-gdd
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Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.4. Nº de ref. del artículo: 353-1400095220-new
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