The Bay of Angels

8vo. Pp. [iv], 217, [1 (blank)]. Photographic card covers.

Author's 20th novel. Zoë Cunningham is delighted when her widowed mother marries a generous older gent and moves to his villa in Nice. However, their newfound happiness comes to an abrupt end when he suffers a bad fall. Highly regarded as a stylist, Brookner's novels explore themes of emotional loss and feature heroines leading quiet lives of muted introspection. Winner of the 1984 Booker Prize for her fourth novel, Hotel du Lac. "One of her very best – possibly her finest... reverberates long after it's put down." –Spectator