Encountering each other later in life, Elizabeth and Betsy, two women who had known each other since childhood, reflect on the decisions and the men who have shaped their destinies. By the author of
Elizabeth comes from a spectacularly unhappy family; eventually, her parents divorce. A she grows older, she begins to question the choices she has made, which include a boring (but safe) marriage, no children, a housewifely role--and a secret lover who is ultimately unsatisfactory, and who, after she ends their affair, is taken up by Elizabeth's old friend.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
- Subgenre: General
- Publisher: Vintage Books
- Pages: 273
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: February 8, 2005
- Date Published: February 8, 2005
- Author: Anita Brookner