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Starring this as "liked" is not quite accurate. I had imagined this book would have many of the qualities of a classic. It is in fact an account of the manners of the rich albeit set in interesting places and times. But, for me, it seemed monochrome rather than a rich and textured book which would stand the test of time.
I read it thinking Sybille Bedford was an Edith Wharton contemporary but how wrong was I? (Sybille Bedford 1911-2006) Edith Wharton (1862-1937) - 2 generations apart. Yet both write of wealth and privilege and open a window on how that world operated, US and Europe.
What I did really like about this novel was the leading role of women and how their personal (and very individual) histories along with the significant cultural and generational clashes/behaviour dominated. Despite the period it is the female to female relationships that are the high points of the novel.