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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 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.
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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.
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"Engrossing. . . a brilliant X-ray of obsession." --The New York Times Book Review
"Novels like hers are why we read novels." --Christian Science Monitor
"Brookner's vision of human behavior is scrupulously honest, without ever being cruel. . . . A gem of revelation." --Hilma Wolitzer, Chicago Tribune
"Brookner draws characters and settings beautifully; but her best attribute is a finely calibrated understanding of longing trapped in convention." --Wall Street Journal
"Novels like hers are why we read novels." --Christian Science Monitor
"Brookner's vision of human behavior is scrupulously honest, without ever being cruel. . . . A gem of revelation." --Hilma Wolitzer, Chicago Tribune
"Brookner draws characters and settings beautifully; but her best attribute is a finely calibrated understanding of longing trapped in convention." --Wall Street Journal
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- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 024197951X
- ISBN 13 9780241979518
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Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'I was foolish enough to think that I was strong enough, and cheerful enough by nature, to avoid unhappiness. I was not yet old enough to see that I was in error.'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. Seller Inventory # 9780241979518
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