A natural curiosity
Book |
Emblem Editions,
Toronto :
2001.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonthill | FIC Drabb 1989 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Rich in character and incident, A Natural Curiosity sweeps the reader from smart London townhouses to a run-down embassy in the Middle East, from the splendours of the Muse d'Orsay in Paris to drowsy afternoons in the hills of sunny Italy, as we re-encounter Alix, Liz, and Esther, three erudite, middle-aged, Cambridge-educated women living in Margaret Thatcher's Britain. The story opens in 1987, when Alix, a conscientious social worker, befriends a convicted killer, when a dazed housewife begins an affair with a stranger after her husband's suicide, and a comfort-loving TV executive undertakes to rescue a friend who's been kidnapped by terrorists. A Natural Curiosity is wondrous and astute, and in Margaret Drabble's hands, the seemingly improbable becomes vividly real.
Details
- ISBN: 9780771028786
- Physical Description: 308 pages ; 22 cmprint
- Publisher: Toronto : Emblem Editions, 2001.
- Copyright: ©1989.