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Ladataan... Chalcot CrescentTekijä: Fay Weldon
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. De 80-jarige fictieve zus van de schrijfster kijkt in 2013 terug op de huidige economische crisis ( ) Having never read anything by Weldon, I was very pleasantly impressed by this science fiction novel of manners. The central character, Frances, is a woman in her 80's looking back over her life as lover, wife, mother, grandmother, and successful author. Set in a future London in which resources are scarce and the government is nuts, this novel has tongue-in-cheek commentary on society and politics, alongside vivid portraits of characters who seem like people we know and relationships that flounder and flourish in any time. This is a fast-paced read that leaves behind plenty to contemplate. Although the first part of the book promises more than the rest delivers, the author's observations, when she wanders from the narrative are priceless, e.g.: " I was not particularly looking forward to the walk: I would have to keep stopping to rest along the way, and it wasn't so much the humiliation of this that bothered me, but the rage that goes with growing old, of your body holding you up as if it were at war with your mind. Once body and mind were hand in glove-no longer so. The mind commanded, the body laughed. And soon enough the body would win, and simply die." ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
By 2013, capitalism has collapsed in Europe, and England has turned to protectionist policies, communal farms, and an intrusive National Unity Government that feeds its citizens National Meat Loaf and monitors people by street-corner CiviCams. In this bleak near-future, Frances Prideaux, once a successful writer of feminist novels and a proud product of the era of sexual liberation, is rehashing the sins of her past. As bailiffs try to repossess her house, Frances tells the story of her life--how she married her sister's boyfriend; rejected her stepson Henry, the revolution's creepily austere leader; and squandered her fortune and influence--and tries to keep tabs on her grandson, Amos, who is busy plotting against the government with his cohorts from Redpeace. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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