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Standing on a railway platform in a Swiss resort town, sensibly clad in his Burberry raincoat and walking shoes, a man thinks he may be looking at the woman for whom he ruined his life many years earlier. Alan Sherwood, a quiet English solicitor, remembers back to a time when he stepped briefly out of character to indulge in a liaison with Sarah Miller, an intriguing but heartless distant relative–only to find himself in a series of absurd situations that culminated in his marriage to Sarah’s cl...
Standing on a railway platform in a Swiss resort town, sensibly clad in his Burberry raincoat and walking shoes, a man thinks he may be looking at the woman for whom he ruined his life many years earlier. Alan Sherwood, a quiet English solicitor, remembers back to a time when he stepped briefly out of character to indulge in a liaison with Sarah Miller, an intriguing but heartless distant relative–only to find himself in a series of absurd situations that culminated in his marriage to Sarah’s clinging, childlike friend Angela. With her compassionate portrait of a man who has paid a terrible price for his folly, Anita Brookner gives us a novel that it at once harrowing and humane. In the traditions of Henry James and Thomas Mann, Altered States is a beautifully rendered tale of loneliness, guilt, and erotic obsession. Книга «Altered States» автора Анита Брукнер оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 8 из 10.
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- Серия: Vintage Contemporaries
- ISBN (EAN): 9,78068E+12
- Языки: Английский
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- Год написания: 1998
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