The Master Bedroom by Tessa Hadley Paperback Book

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Author: Tessa Hadley

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Publisher: Picador USA

Published: Dec 1969

Genre: Fiction - Literary

Retail Price: $18.00

Pages: 352

Synopsis

After more than twenty years in London, Kate Flynn has abandoned her career as an academic, rented her apartment in the city, and moved back to live with her mother in the grand old house beside a lake where she grew up. Bored and lonely, Kate meets a childhood friend, David Roberts, at the opera. David is married, but Kate finds herself falling for him against her better judgment.




At the same time, David's seventeen-year-old son is visiting Kate's house in secret, attracted by her eccentricity, her wit, and her shelves full of old books and music. Though she knows the risks, Kate cannot quite resist either man. As both father and son set about their parallel courtships, Tessa Hadley's intricate, graceful novel discovers the anxieties of adulthood, and the hazards of refusing to grow up.

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BookLender review by Rosemary on 2008-09-04 01:09:25

Maybe because I am not welsh, maybe because I am married, this book just seemed odd. But I gave it five stars because it was written well & I read it in one night without putting it down. The point of view dashes from character to character, but all are flawed and realistic.