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In the novel that won her the booker prize and established her inte. Hotel du lac paperback 24 feb 1994 by anita brookner author. Brookner fulfilled her promise, writing a book a year for much of the rest of the. Hotel du lac by anita brookner abebooks passion for books. Anita brookner, who is an international authority on eighteenth and nineteenthcentury painting, teaches at the courtauld institute of art. Anita brookners novel, hotel du lac, tells the story of romance novel author edith hope, who is temporarily living in a swiss hotel to work on her latest book. Hotel du lac by anita brookner penguin books australia. Edith is a runaway bride and author who is on an extended vacation at the hotel. A solitary life is still worth living the new york times. Hotel du lac paperback march 31, 1986 by anita brookner author.
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