A poignant story. Brian Moore's best work.
Brian Moore can make you feel the presence of the characters. Moving story. easy read.
Brian Moore has written a haunting, poignant novel about the loneliness of Judith Hearne, whose thin facade of gentility masks a wounded soul searching for a connection to other people and to God. The desperation of her lonely life is palpable, and the only kindness she experiences is from someone whose rich, full life is a reminder of the emptiness in her own life. Her hope of finding marriage is dashed when the man in question realizes she isn't someone with money to fund his pipe dreams. Her collapse is total and very painful to witness. Judith Hearne will serve as a reminder that compassion is the least we all owe to other people.
Brian Moore has written a haunting, poignant novel about the loneliness of Judith Hearne, whose thin facade of gentility masks a wounded soul searching for a connection to other people and to God. The desperation of her lonely life is palpable, and the only kindness she experiences is from someone whose rich, full life is a reminder of the emptiness in her own life. Her hope of finding marriage is dashed when the man in question realizes she isn't someone with money to fund his pipe dreams. Her collapse is total and very painful to witness. Judith Hearne will serve as a reminder that compassion is the least we all owe to other people.
