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| my copy i picked up in new york a few weeks ago |
In continuation of my Anita Brookner project, I have to resurrect the title I began in May and haven't picked up since!
Her novels are best when sunken into, so in order to do it justice I needed to clear a few things off my plate first. Now that I have, I am eager to spend my evenings with this great work.
Goodreads summary
A lonely art historian absorbed in her research seizes the opportunity to share in the joys and pleasures of the lives of a glittering couple, only to find her hopes of companionship and happiness shattered.
Opening paragraph:
"Once a thing is know it can never be unknown. It can only be forgotten. And, in a way that bends time, so long as it is remembered, it will indicate the future. It is wiser, in every circumstance, to forget, to cultivate the art of forgetting. To remember is to face the enemy. The truth lies in remembering."
I'm excited to get back into her world. I always find myself journaling heavily while reading her works. I love how quiet and real her works are. If you've never picked her up, you can start most easily with Hotel Du Lac (her booker prize winner) and you'll know if she is for you. (She has to be!)
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