Quartet byJean Rhys.
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Quartet byJean Rhys.
A rare find! Classic Jean Rhys!
It is the story of a woman on the edge, caught in the stranglehold between her lover and his wife. When her husband is released from prison, the situation explodes.
Aperitifs in smoky Montparnasse cafes, cheap hotel rooms, and Marya Zelli, trying to make of her life something substantial to withstand the unreality which surrounds her.
After her husband, Stephan, is arrested, Marya finds herself destitute in Paris. With nowhere else to turn
Alone, stranded in Paris after her Polish husband is jailed, Marya is befriended by an English couple living on the fringes of the artistic world who take her home with them.
Yet as Marya is drawn inexorably into their universe, she becomes entangled in a bizarre sexual and psychological relationship that frightens even as it fascinates her.
Slowly they overwhelm her with their passions as Marya drifts into an affair with the husband, an affair the wife seems strangely eager to promote.
The husband demands, the wife fosters, and Marya is left - as always - to comfort herself.
As the date of Stephan’s release from prison draws near, Marya’s new life splits apart at the seams.
The cover shows Alan Bates. Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani and Anthony Higgins in Quartet, the film.
Author - Jean Rhys
Format – Paperback
Publisher – Penguin
ISBN – 978 0140036107
Condition – Used – MINT. Excellent copy – no shelf wear nor markings of any kind
