In Search of Love and Beauty
โ Scribed by Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer
- Book ID
- 109081766
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 567 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781619028791
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
This observant and insightful novel reveals, in rich and poignant detail, the interior lives of three generations of people in their quest for love and beauty Louise, not content with her husband's gentle affection, strives to reclaim her youth in titillating social and spiritual adventures. Her daughter Marietta searches for beauty in lofty ideas and in her obsession for her son Mark, who believes love is to be found in the pursuit of money and young, vacuous lovers. And Leo, their eccentric, self-styled guru, satisfies himself with power-commanding the bodies and souls of his followers.
Demonstrating Jhabvala's deft twists of irony and humor, In Search of Love and Beauty brings several lifespans, full of hopes and ideals, within our grasp.
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