欧宝娱乐

This is a quiet novel that creeps up and catches the reader by surprise. Not much is happening in the life of the widowed protagonist here; she's living a careful and quiet life. Yet as the book unfolds, the reader is admitted to her inner thoughts, feelings, insecurities, fears, dreams, and judgments. By the end of the book, we know this character completely. We understand her, even if we don't want to be her (and maybe even pity her, though she doesn't want pity). Brookner has done something impressive here to turn this ordinary character into an absorbing novel. I'd definitely like to read more of Brookner's work -- since she has over 20 novels, I imagine I should be able to find something of interest.