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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." -"New York Times Book Review
""Brilliant.... In a category of its own." -"The Globe and Mail
"""Altered States" -- is among [Brookner's] best. Its spare, gripping narrative and sombre, yet illuminating look at the power of passion is extraordinary." -"The London Free Press
""Brookner's vision of human behaviour is scrupulously honest, without ever being cruel-- a gem of revelation." -"Chicago Tribune
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"Engrossing-- a brilliant X-ray of obsession." -New York Times Book Review
"Brilliant.... In a category of its own." -The Globe and Mail
"Altered States -- is among [Brookner's] best. Its spare, gripping narrative and sombre, yet illuminating look at the power of passion is extraordinary." -The London Free Press
"Brookner's vision of human behaviour is scrupulously honest, without ever being cruel-- a gem of revelation." -Chicago Tribune
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""Brilliant.... In a category of its own." -"The Globe and Mail
"""Altered States" -- is among [Brookner's] best. Its spare, gripping narrative and sombre, yet illuminating look at the power of passion is extraordinary." -"The London Free Press
""Brookner's vision of human behaviour is scrupulously honest, without ever being cruel-- a gem of revelation." -"Chicago Tribune
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"Engrossing-- a brilliant X-ray of obsession." -New York Times Book Review
"Brilliant.... In a category of its own." -The Globe and Mail
"Altered States -- is among [Brookner's] best. Its spare, gripping narrative and sombre, yet illuminating look at the power of passion is extraordinary." -The London Free Press
"Brookner's vision of human behaviour is scrupulously honest, without ever being cruel-- a gem of revelation." -Chicago Tribune
Anita Brookner was born in London and, apart from several years in Paris, has lived there ever since. She trained as an art historian and taught at the Courtauld Institute of Art until 1988.
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- PublisherRandom House Canada
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0679308350
- ISBN 13 9780679308355
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Impression. ALTERED STATES A Novel. Anita Brookner. Random House, Canada. 1996 Second Impression. ISBN 0679308330 234pp Hardback This copy is in fine unmarked condition in a fine unclipped dust wrapper. This is one of Anita Brookner's novels written from a male perspective. Brookner's male voice is convincing and poignant. Anita Brookner creates beautiful English worlds, where nothing very dramatic happens, lives are quiet and dignified. Alan Sherwood is a solicitor who having once become obsessed by the beautiful, selfish, and deeply unpleasant Sarah, is unable to leave her behind. After a short liaison with her, his life is punctuated by a couple of fleeting glimpses and brief meetings which change his life. Alan takes refuge in a loveless marriage with Angela, another deeply unhappy character. His cosy relationship with his mother is changed by her second marriage, and Jenny - the wife of his uncle Humphrey - is drawn unhappily into Alan's marriage, and is also pathetically obsessed with an indifferent Sarah. Alan has to live with the guilt of his betrayal, and come to terms with his life. Ref D4. Seller Inventory # 009182
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