A Start in Life

By Anita Brookner

Book Overview

Since childhood Ruth Weiss has been escaping from life into books, and from the hothouse attentions of her tyrannical and eccentric parents into the gentler warmth of lovers and friends. Now Dr.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0586055053
• ISBN13: 9780586055052
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Pub
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Debut

I loved this book. As someone who also wonders how books we read affect our perceptions of ourselves and the world, I thought Brookner did a wonderful job illustrating this idea. The novel is beautifully written; the words will resonate in your mind as you this. This is not a stuffy British text at all. I highly recommend it.