As Bronwen Davis looks back over her life she is forced to deal with her killing of a man who tried to rape her when she was little more than a child. By the author of Àutobiopsy'.
Bernice Rubens Books
January 1, 1923 – October 13, 2004
Bernice Rubens was a British author whose works often delved into complex family dynamics and the internal struggles of her characters. Her writing is distinguished by its sharp insight into human psychology and its ability to create deeply resonant figures. Through her distinctive voice and thematic concerns, Rubens carved out a significant place in literature, with her narratives exploring issues of identity, guilt, and the search for meaning. Her novels are lauded for their emotional depth and literary craftsmanship.
The Elected Member
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Elected Member winning the Booker Prize, Abacus is reissuing Bernice Rubens's classic novel with a bold new cover.
Resting in a hospice for the terminally ill, Annie is dying. Supported by her oldest friend, Clemmie, who listens and sympathises, she looks back over her life. Each woman has had a disappointing marriage: Clemmie to a man who turned out to be gay; Annie to a man who left her under tragic circumstances. Gradually Annie reveals her story. At 18 a GI whom she never sees again impregnates her in the back of a truck. Living alone with her mother, she brings up her daughter to believe the child's father is a dead war hero. After a few years Annie marries Eric, a charming man. However when Mary, her daughter, discovers the truth she is horrified and goes to the US - to Milwaukee - to try and locate her genuine father. She returns with a man who claims to be him, but Annie is highly suspicious. Is Mary trying to get her revenge on the mother - and subsequently Eric - whom she feels betrayed her by lying about her true parentage?
Het koninkrijk kome
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Levensgeschiedenis van de zoon van een joodse poelier in het Turkije van de zeventiende eeuw, die vanaf zijn geboorte werd beschouwd als de messias.
Sir Alfred Dreyfus verbüßt eine lebenslange Haftstrafe für ein Verbrechen, das er nicht begangen hat. Dreyfus ist unschuldig - aber er ist Jude. Antisemitische Verschwörer haben ihn aus dem Weg geschafft. Doch hinter Gittern greift Dreyfus zu seiner stärksten Waffe: In seiner Autobiographie deckt der ehemals erfolgreiche Schulleiter die Umstände auf, die zu seiner Verurteilung führten. Das Bekenntnis führt Dreyfus auch zu sich selbst zurück, zu seinen jüdischen Wurzeln, die er für die Karriere verleugnen mußte.
Que peut faire quelqu'un d'une douleur aggravée d'un sentiment de culpabilité ? Que peut faire quelqu'un d'une douleur qu'il ne peut partager ? Alistair Crown, psychiatre, sait tout sur la culpabilité jusqu'à ce qu'il en soit victime lui-même. Alors il ne sait plus comment l'aborder. Mais il est expert en griffonnages et, à travers ses dessins, il se débat et finit par trouver une forme de solution... La construction romanesque est brillante, le style mordant. C'est drôle, ironique et finalement assez poignant.
