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Brief Lives
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3.1 out of 5
Based on 67 Ratings and 15 Reviews

Book Description
With this novel, Booker Prize-winning author Anita Brookner confirms her reputation as an unparalleled observer of social nuance and deeply felt longings. Brief Lives chronicles an unlikely friendship: that between the flamboyant, monstrously egocentric Julia and the modest, self-effacing Fay, who is at once fascinated and appalled by Julia's excesses. Thrust together by their husbands' business p... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (16 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100517109433
ISBN-13978-0517109434
Publication Date07/18/1993
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About Anita Brookner (Author) : Anita Brookner is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Anita Brookner include The Portrait of a Lady (Modern Library Classics), Family and Friends.
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