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John Fowles
A deliciously evoked return to worlds, and a Europe, now almost vanished; it will ravish connoisseurs of the lost.
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This intensely remembered, partly autobiographical novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1989, describes the childhood of Billi, a girl growing up in Europe between the wars. When her father dies, she swaps life in a run-down German chateau for an exhilarating existence with her beautiful, talented and unreliable mother on the French Riviera.
Sent away to England for schooling, the gypsy-like Billi ricochets between short-lived tutors and a life of reading, friends and public lectures. Returning to the Mediterranean, her unorthodox education – intellectual, emotional and sexual – continues among the vibrant community of artists, exiles and intellectuals who have colonised the coast, coaxing her towards a life of literature.
Sent away to England for schooling, the gypsy-like Billi ricochets between short-lived tutors and a life of reading, friends and public lectures. Returning to the Mediterranean, her unorthodox education – intellectual, emotional and sexual – continues among the vibrant community of artists, exiles and intellectuals who have colonised the coast, coaxing her towards a life of literature.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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This is a roller-coaster ride of the book, where one alternates between envy for the young narrator's glamorous life in beautiful places, and pity for the lack of parenting and education that she receives. Obviously largely autobiographical, it is made gripping and moving by the fact that Bedford writes flawlessly. Having read this book, and recommended it to many friends, I have now started reading all Bedford's other books. If you don't know her work, buy this book and give yourself a treat.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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A fascinating insight into an excellent writer's life in another age - I love all of her books.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I read this long ago and was very impressed at the time, so was anxious to own it, but have not yet re-read it.
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