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Lewis Percyby Brookner, Anita
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Book DescriptionNew York: Pantheon Books, 1990 8vo. 261pp. in protective cover. Previous owner's plate on flyleaf. Minor edge wear to DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book summaryIn this novel, Lewis Percy, a man who feels most at home in libraries, is torn between his familiar world and the terrifying world of real life, love and relationships.Media Reviews"Brookner at her most virtuoso." -- Kirkus "May be [Brookner's] most finely wrought novel... A brilliant portrait gallery." -- Anne Tyler, Washington Post Book World "A brilliantly executed novel." -- Philip LoPate "Brookner's portraits of inner life are unsurpassable--always penetrating and astoundingly on the mark--but she has outdone herself... A dazzling book." -- Louise Bernikow Publisher NotesLewis Percy, a man out of step with the technology, mores, and attitudes of the modern world, heroically sets out to rescue Tissy from her tyrannical mother and stifling home and to make her his wife. Other Recommended Books
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