Something in Disguise
by Elizabeth Jane Howard
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May's second marriage to Colonel Herbert Brown-Lacy is turning out to be a terrible mistake. Her son, Oliver, leaves home only to drift from one affair to another; his sister Elizabeth follows him, yearning for some kind of secure relationship. While even Alice, Herbert's meek daughter, is driven into marriage to escape her father's sinister behaviour.Tags
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What's disguised are the beastly situations that lurk in the background for the family characters in this novel. The writer has produced a story that is memorable (i.e. remains with the reader afterwards).
Elizabeth Howard is a champion writer in my view, one with her finger on family dynamics. She shows a keen understanding of how destructive are the deeply held views we might hold about ourselves, the illusions we have about how others should act, all contributing to massive misunderstandings and, in this novel, drastic and bad outcomes.
Well worth the reading.
Elizabeth Howard is a champion writer in my view, one with her finger on family dynamics. She shows a keen understanding of how destructive are the deeply held views we might hold about ourselves, the illusions we have about how others should act, all contributing to massive misunderstandings and, in this novel, drastic and bad outcomes.
Well worth the reading.
Niet uitgelezen. Het begon wel aardig maar ellenlange beschrijvingen gingen me de keel uit hangen.
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Elizabeth Jane Howard was born in London, England on March 26, 1923. She was educated by governesses at home. Her first novel, The Beautiful Visit, was published in 1950 and won the John Llewellyn Rhys prize. Her other works include the series the Cazalet Chronicles, Falling, and the autobiography Slipstream. The first two novels of the Cazalet show more Chronicles, The Light Years and Marking Time, became the BBC TV series The Cazalets in 2001. The other books in the series are Confusion, Casting Off, and All Change. She also edited several anthologies and wrote short stories, articles, television plays, film scripts and a book on food with Fay Maschler. She was made a CBE in 2000. She died on January 2, 2014 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Something in Disguise
- Original publication date
- 1969
- People/Characters
- Alice Mount
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- Reviews
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- Danish, English, Italian
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