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Desperate Characters - Paula Fox
Desperate Characters
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A Great American Novel - from the author of 'Borrowed Finery'. Otto and Sophie Bentwood live childless in a renovated Brooklyn brownstone. The complete works of Goethe line their bookshelf, their stainless steel kitchen is newly installed, and their Mercedes is parked outside. After Sophie is... show more
A Great American Novel - from the author of 'Borrowed Finery'. Otto and Sophie Bentwood live childless in a renovated Brooklyn brownstone. The complete works of Goethe line their bookshelf, their stainless steel kitchen is newly installed, and their Mercedes is parked outside. After Sophie is bitten on the hand while trying to feed a half-starved neighbourhood cat, a series of small and ominous disasters begin to plague their lives, revealing the faultlines and fractures in a marriage - and a society - wrenching itself apart. Includes an introduction by Jonathan Franzen.
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ISBN: 9780007150380 (0007150385)
Publisher: Flamingo
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
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Infinite Joe
Infinite Joe rated it
4.0 Desperate Characters.a Masterpiece.
4.5 stars.Very well written. Extremely enjoyable. A short book about the erosion of relationships, whether marital, personal, or professional. Sometimes it happens because people change, but most often it can happen because people stay the same.Desperate Characters is the first book I've read by ...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it
4.0 Desperate Characters: A Novel
There are books out there which are phenomenal examples of writing. Some of these books see the light of day, garner some attention, are even made into a respectable film, but they're forgotten all too quickly. They float away from the literary canon and are out-of-print before anyone notices. Su...
debnance
debnance rated it
0.0 Desperate Characters.a Masterpiece.
Woman and her husband. Woman keeps fedding a stray cat. The cat bites the woman.
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