'She was aware of herself as a selfish old woman, but she knew that
her character, like her appearance, was unlikely to improve...'
Dorothea May is 70, widowed, self-sufficient and happy in her
solitude until her late husband's extended family drag her
unwillingly into their preparations for a granddaughter's wedding.
Brookner's ironic detachment and measured prose are all the more
poignant now that her characters are ageing; the autumnal mood is
contrasted sharply with the turmoil caused by the young. The
observations of English middle-class rituals and mannerisms are
incomparable. (Kirkus UK)
Dorothea May has had a reclusive life, particularly since the death of her husband Henry some fifteen years ago. Genteel, faint-hearted and solitary, her closest relatives are Henry's cousin, the imperious Kitty and her husband Austin. When Kitty's grandaughter comes to London to marry, Dorothea is bullied into providing a room for Steve, the best man, thus plunging her into a world of youth that she finds both puzzling and transforming.
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