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and Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner ––both very reflective, interior novels about a young woman and her relationships, friendships, expectations for her life and how these all change, similar to normal people mostly in the way I felt the protagonists were observing/detached from their lives as they were participating in them. But for a twist, these were written in 1929 and 1984! and still wonderfully readable and relatable
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ahhhhh thank youuuuu can’t wait to read these!!
Feb 17, 2024
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loved ex wife so much that I bought the physical and reread it twice, wish they would release her other novels asap
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persephones a friend gifted it to me last summer, and i've been recommending it whenever and wherever possible ever since
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