Publication

1982 - G. Braziller, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

38,000 words, Guess

Page Count

152 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100807610313
  • ISBN-139780807610312
  • Goodreads220471
  • Library of Congress Control Number81017965
  • OCLC Control Number7947998
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780807610312
  • Open LibraryOL4271768M

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6052.A3195 W4 1982

Description

An old snapshot shows a group of friends lounging in the sunshine, on a weekend in the country at the invitation of bearded, satyric Claude and his wife Julia. The girl in the centre is dreamy Lily, whose latest failed love affair forms the purpose of the weekend, as Lily's friends set out to help her ensnare an unwitting father for her unborn child. Next to her is Norman, a Marxist romantic hell-bent on seducing his milk-white hostess; behind them is old, persecuted Shebah; and, slightly apart, the young man on whom all hopes are pinned: quiet, pleasant Edward. Told through the fractured narratives of Claude, Lily, Shebah and Norman, in Beryl Bainbridge's first published novel a darkly comic weekend of friendship and failure unravels.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • A Weekend with ClaudeG. Braziller1982

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