Frederica Potter, "doomed to be intelligent", plunges into Cambridge University life greedy for knowledge, sex and love. In Yorkshire her Stephanie has abandoned academe for the cosy frustration of the family. In this sequel to her much praised The Virgin in the Garden, and the second in a magnificent quartet, A.S.Byatt illuminates the inevitable conflicts between ambition and domesticity, confinement and self-fulfilment, while providing a subtle yet incisive observation of the intellectual and ...
Frederica Potter, "doomed to be intelligent", plunges into Cambridge University life greedy for knowledge, sex and love. In Yorkshire her Stephanie has abandoned academe for the cosy frustration of the family. In this sequel to her much praised The Virgin in the Garden, and the second in a magnificent quartet, A.S.Byatt illuminates the inevitable conflicts between ambition and domesticity, confinement and self-fulfilment, while providing a subtle yet incisive observation of the intellectual and cultural life in England during the 1950s. Книга «Still Life» автора Антония Байетт оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 8.00 из 10.
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