Incidents in the Rue Laugier

Description:

Anita Brookner tells of Maud Gonthier, a demure and serious young woman from Dijon, who is introduced to desire by the fascinating, rich David Tyler. They meet one summer at her aunt's comfortable country home; the innocent Maud falls instantly and passionately in love. She follows Tyler to Paris, and when he abruptly disappears, Maud is left with his friend Edward to pick up the pieces of her life.

subjects: Fiction,  Man-woman relationships,  Married women,  Mothers and daughters,  Young women,  Large type books,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, general,  France, fiction,  Man-woman relationships, fiction,  English fiction

Places: Dijon (France),  London (England),  Paris,  Paris (France),  France

Times: 20th century