Author:Henry James
The story of young Nanda Brookenham's struggle to preserve her honesty in the brilliant but corrupt world of her parents is a drama of innocence betrayed yet preserved. Written when James was recovering from the shock od failure as a playwright, THE AWKWARD AGE is one of his greatest masterpieces. Conceived like a play terms of scenes and conducted largely through witty dialogue, the novel bears the triumphant signs of his painful apprenticeship in the theatre
Excellent...[a] harrowing and surprising story. The ultimate power of the book comes from an authoritative meditation on the traps that open up for someone who answers to himself before society
—— ScotsmanThe revolt of the reasonable...far more deadly than any amount of shouting from the housetops
—— GuardianImpossible to recommend too highly
—— Time OutBooks like this one succeed...in drawing our emotions into politics. What will remain is the plain bravery of his characters...their struggle has found an honest chronicler
—— Daily TelegraphAndre Brink's writing is built on conviction...A Dry White Season describes the triumph of tyranny
—— The TimesExuberant... for those who like their wines full-bodied and their meals rich and zesty... earthly secrets of strength, suffering, passion and cooking in a humorous and well-drawn portrait of a woman who loves as well as she cooks
—— Washington PostSubverts macho morality with refreshingly unexpected narrative twists magical realism... pacing that rivals Romancing the Stone
—— Maureen FreelyAn enchanting book, an open-eyed fairy story
—— Barbara TrapidoWonderful... hard to put down... it is rare to come across a book so unusual
—— Steve Vines , South China Morning Post
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