Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
Stefan Zweig
Translated from the German. Takes place on the French Riviera,
its plot revolves around secrets revealed at the very end.
Christine 23/11/03
Quite an enjoyable book but dated. It is a literary story, very
carefully written, about a woman trying to save the life of a
compulsive gambler during twenty-four hours in a hotel room. It
is detailed but not about the things that really matter to the
reader; there is a lot of description of the people and the
weather but not about what she said to him.
Rory had also read the book and he felt the story was less
about the secret and more about the dichotomy in the character's
behaviour: compulsive behaviour versus adhering to society's
mores. The whole story is tinged with regret. Rory enjoyed the
book and found it interesting if inconsistent.
Doreen 21/12/03
By the same author
The frames have
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