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Synopsis In alternating chapters, this novel by Sigmund Freud's great-granddaughter (and the daughter of the painter Lucian Freud) describes events in early 20th-century Germany and in London in the 1990s, and contrasts a wealthy Jewish family's estate (Gaglow) with its later decline after World War II. Much of the novel is narrated by Sarah Linder, a London actress who, discovering that the estate has been put up for sale, urges her father to share his memories of the place.
| Size | | Length: | 242 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
Industry Reviews "Esther Freud has written a shrewd and absorbing novel, a near-seamless meshing of family feeling, history and imagination." New York Times Book Review - Deborah Mason (05/17/1998)
"A shrewdly observant, emotionally astute postmodern version of a family saga....Freud's elegantly uncluttered prose is a pleasure. A skilled, if somewhat uneven, performance." Walton
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