Anita Brookner

I have recently wasted a large amount of time reading one of her books. The fact that she released one a year says it all. Don't judge a book by its synopsis let alone its cover."Brookner is highly regarded as a stylist. Her fiction, which has been heavily influenced by her own life experiences, explores themes of isolation, emotional loss and difficulties associated with fitting into English society. Her novels typically depict intellectual, middle-class women, who suffer isolation, emotional loss and disappointments in love. Many of Brookner's characters are the children of European immigrants who experience difficulties with fitting into English life; a number of characters appear to be of Jewish descent". I am now sticking to undisputed classics.