A Private View
Author: Brookner, Anita
ISBN: 9780241979471
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 01 Dec 2016
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
Novel from the bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning Hotel du Lac
George Bland had planned to spend his retirement in leisurely travel and modest entertainment with his friend Putnam. When Putnam dies George is left attempting to impose some purpose on the solitary end of his life.
Then Katy Gibb appears as a temporary resident, perhaps even squatter, in a neighbouring apartment. Greedy, selfish, sometimes alluring, often manipulative, Katy exerts a strange influence on George, forcing him to recognize that his own careful, fastidious life has shown a distinct lack of passion and daring. As the realization takes hold, George must decide how much - or how little - he can do to transform the status quo.
ISBN: 9780241979471
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 01 Dec 2016
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
Novel from the bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning Hotel du Lac
George Bland had planned to spend his retirement in leisurely travel and modest entertainment with his friend Putnam. When Putnam dies George is left attempting to impose some purpose on the solitary end of his life.
Then Katy Gibb appears as a temporary resident, perhaps even squatter, in a neighbouring apartment. Greedy, selfish, sometimes alluring, often manipulative, Katy exerts a strange influence on George, forcing him to recognize that his own careful, fastidious life has shown a distinct lack of passion and daring. As the realization takes hold, George must decide how much - or how little - he can do to transform the status quo.
