About the Book: Hotel Du Lac; Family and Friends
Anita Brookner is known for her poignant, witty studies of emotionally
restrained women navigating loneliness, deception, and desire.
'Brookner works a spell on the reader; being under it is both an education and
a delight.—The Washington Post Book World
Hotel du Lac won the Booker Prize in 1984 and established Brookners
international reputation as an intellectual powerhouse with an intimate
understanding of the intricacies of human nature.
INTRODUCTION BY HERMIONE LEE, who selected the novels for this omnibus and as
well as introducing it, making it the perfect companion to her new biography.
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