- Paperback: 376 pages
- Publisher: Pan; New Ed edition (5 May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330368893
- ISBN-13: 978-0330368896
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 305,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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To the delight of her many readers, Elizabeth Jane Howard has been producing prose of a subtlety, intelligence and feeling that has rarely faltered during the 50 years she has been writing. She is able to successfully straddle the disparate worlds of the popular and literary novel and this new book is among her most accomplished. Choosing a cynical and compromised first- person narrator, Howard introduces us to Henry Kent--a man looking for a woman--preferably one with a little money. Henry, in late middle age, is living without means on a dank houseboat. Getting by on his charm is no longer feasible and when writer Daisy Langrish buys a cottage close by, he sets his sights on her. But those around Daisy--her agent, her daughter--begin to ask questions about him. And the revelations they uncover have them very worried indeed. With a tone reminiscent of William Trevor, this is Howard at her most psychologically perceptive: her subject here is nothing less than an ambitious exploration of love, dealing in a dispassionate way with both the joys and the dangers. She demonstrates that the need to be first in someone's affections is a seductive but risky business and her powerful rendering of human emotion has the same scalpel-like precision as The Cazalet Chronicle. Many regard the latter as Howard's finest book, but this new volume is likely to change perceptions. Henry is fascinatingly characterised (we are allowed a nicely ambiguous attitude to him) and the slow but assured unwinding of the narrative grips with memorable force. --Barry Forshaw
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Kathryn Flett, Observer, 13 March, about the ITV dramatisation of the novel.
‘It was as mature, unshowy and skilful as its leading actors … Classy stuff, in short’
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a satisfying book, both a page-turning narrative and a more serious book, full of insight and acute observation. Above all it is full of the sensory detail, truth of emotion, and sheer eye for meaningful detail which make Elizabeth Jane Howard such an extraordinarily compelling storyteller. I found this book shocking and horrific as well as beautiful and elegiac. It is a novel shining with compassion and love of life and humanity. I would thoroughly recommend it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was superb - I could not put it down. EJH has conveyed so well the angst and absolute distress that so often accompanies the intense joy and anticipation of relationships. The agony of the disappointment felt by Daisy at Jason's treachery and at the end of the book were almost unbearable and so true to life for anyone who has ever been there. I finished the book in tears.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I absolutely love Elizabeth Jane Howard's books and this one was no exception! I think she is an excellent writer.Infact I would go as far as saying she is one of the best around and definitely my personal favourite. This book has everything,great descriptions,totally believable characters and a plot that just sucks you in! I couldn't put it down.My only complaint is that EJH does not write fast enough.
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Easy Reading
I read this because I had just read Elizabeth Jane Howard's autobiography, Slipstream, in which the source story for Falling was mentioned. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. M. A. Hamilton
A fascinating, unputdownable read.
From the first line of the narrative, I found myself completely absorbed in EJH's Falling. Everyone will be intrigued by the storyline which unfolds like a thriller but explores... Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Foster
Falling by Elizabeth Jane Howard
From the writer of the much admired works "The Sea Change", "Mr Wrong" and the first two parts of "The Cazalet Chronicle", I found Mrs Howard's latest something of a... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by Donald Tosh
full range of emotions
very well written indeed, although the closing chapters disappointed, Henry's exposure seemed somewhat hurried and even far fetched in places (what with Katya and Anthony'... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2008 by Trionon
Don't confuse the narrator with the author!!!
A stunning example of the use of an unreliable narrator - Elizabeth Jane Howard's mastery and control of her readers' perceptions is stunning. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2004 by M. Harrison
Perhaps I'm terribly cynical ...............
I found this book tedious. The rather sad image of a lonely needy ageing man barely able to afford to feed himself and living on a grimy old boat trying his utmost to win the... Read more
Published on 28 April 2002
A real must read
I loved this book, I had to read on and on to the end, although I was loathe to finish it! The characters are so well drawn, you so want it to come 'right' for them, and yet know... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2001
Couldn't put the book down!
This fascinating, scarey book is enough to make any single woman, whatever her age, carry out a security check on any man who interests her. You just cannot be too careful! Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2000
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