A marvellous book. A little slow in the beginning, but it didn't take long before I was hooked. Very stylish and British - I could never write a book like this! I am surprised it won a Pulitzer though, not because the writing isn't good - it's definitely Pulitzer quality - but because it takes place entirely in London. It seems like an elaborate stage play, although there isn't enough dialogue. The principal characters are American, so I suppose that is enough to make it a comment on the American condition, and eligible for a Pulitzer.
Looking at the author's bio, she was writing about things that she knew. at least as far as the occupations and interests of her characters. I expected another plotless mish-mash. but the alternating love affairs kept things going, and the dramatic conclusions of the affairs were very satisfying.
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