Falling in love with Lajos, a pathological liar, despite the fact that he is married to her sister, Esther is trapped in a humdrum life with an elderly cousin when Lajos vanishes after her sister's death, until, after many years, he announces that he is returning.
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'Chekhovian... When the penny drops, you'll feel a shiver.'
--Evening Standard
'An astounding portrait of the most ardent - and diabolical - aspects of love.' --Independent
'The drama unfolds like a Chekhov play, in the sense of both masterful psychology and unnovelistic theatricality.' --Sunday Telegraph
'Taut, charged.'
--Observer
'They say gold never loses its value. Neither do literary gems... Márai falls into the Koh-i-Noor category of writers.'
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