Incidents in the Rue Laugier by Anita BrooknerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another journey into the human psyche. Anita Brookner was a master at making the reader interested in her characters. I found myself totally immersed in the story of Maud, a young French woman, and Edward Harrison, a stoic Englishman and his irresponsible and capricious friend David Tyler. Tyler and Harrison are in Paris when they are invited to spend a long weekend at the home of Maud's aunt, Germaine along with Nadine, Maud's mother. What occurs will have an impact on the rest of their lives. Maud and Edward eventually marry, a marriage of convenience. But the shadow of Tyler is always evident.
The story is told through the eyes of Mary Françoise, a daughter born late in marriage to the hapless couple. She finds her mother's notebook with just one entry....
A tale of inadequacy, disappointment and loss that is beautifully structured. Brookner's observations are perfect when writing about relationships. I enjoyed Incidents in the Rue Laugier.
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