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A Private View by Anita Brookner

A Private View

Anita Brookner

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Paperback · January 30, 1996

Brookner explores the complications that arise when one solitary man comes up against a woman who seems determined to invade his solitude.

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Who it’s for
An aging bachelor’s carefully quiet life meets a woman who stirs alarming feelings.
Genres
Literary Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Later-Life Romance
Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, January 30, 1996

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About this book

Brookner explores the complications that arise when one solitary man comes up against a woman who seems determined to invade his solitude. George Bland is an aging bachelor whose existence has been virtually a mirror image of his name--up until now. For into George's life walks Katy Gibb, young, abrasively self-assured, who incites in George the most alarming feelings.

Solitude, Disturbed

An aging bachelor’s carefully quiet life meets a woman who stirs alarming feelings.

Come here for

  • The friction between a settled solitude and an unwelcome spark
  • Psychological tension with an edgy romantic current

Expect

  • A close look at solitude under pressure
  • Complications rather than easy romantic reassurance

Where it sits

Literary Fiction92%
Psychological Fiction36%
Later-Life Romance35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Literary Fiction
  • Psychological Fiction
  • Later-Life Romance
Authors
Anita Brookner
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
January 30, 1996
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Literary Fiction