Altered States
Author: Brookner, Anita
ISBN: 9780241979518
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
Alan Sherwood is a cautious, solitary London solicitor who finds himself obsessed by his glamorous cousin Sarah. But Sarah is self-seeking and predatory and their short-lived affair leaves Alan desolate. He finds distraction in Angela, a homely, needy acquaintance of Sarah and they drift into marriage.
Alan, however, is haunted by his memories of Sarah, and, attempting to recapture the wordless passion of their time together, he arranges a final meeting. It is an act of betrayal that changes his life for ever.
ISBN: 9780241979518
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
Alan Sherwood is a cautious, solitary London solicitor who finds himself obsessed by his glamorous cousin Sarah. But Sarah is self-seeking and predatory and their short-lived affair leaves Alan desolate. He finds distraction in Angela, a homely, needy acquaintance of Sarah and they drift into marriage.
Alan, however, is haunted by his memories of Sarah, and, attempting to recapture the wordless passion of their time together, he arranges a final meeting. It is an act of betrayal that changes his life for ever.
