An old snapshot shows a group of friends lounging in the sunshine,
on a weekend in the country at the invitation of bearded, satyric
Claude and his wife Julia. The girl in the centre is dreamy Lily,
whose latest failed love affair forms the purpose of the weekend,
as Lily's friends set out to help her ensnare an unwitting father
for her unborn child. Next to her is Norman, a Marxist romantic
hell-bent on seducing his milk-white hostess; behind them is old,
persecuted Shebah; and, slightly apart, the young man on whom all
hopes are pinned: quiet, pleasant Edward. Told through the
fractured narratives of Claude, Lily, Shebah and Norman, in Beryl
Bainbridge's first published novel a darkly comic weekend of
friendship and failure unravels.
General
| Imprint: |
Virago Press Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Virago Modern Classics |
| Release date: |
December 2012 |
| First published: |
December 2012 |
| Authors: |
Beryl Bainbridge
|
| Introduction by: |
Linda Grant
|
| Dimensions: |
196 x 126 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84408-860-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-84408-860-X |
| Barcode: |
9781844088607 |
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