The Hide

Bezeichnung Wert
Titel
The Hide
Verfasserangabe
Barry Unsworth
Medienart
Person
Verlag
Ort
NY 10110 New York
Jahr
Umfang
192 S.
ISBN10
0-393-31632-7
Annotation
The Hide is narrated by the two voices who conflict in this biting slice of life tale in an English countryside estate. Simon, whose sister owns the estate, provides one voice as he prowls through the property in a series of trenches--the hide--that allow him to spy on passing women on bicycles. Josh, the other voice, is the 20-year-old gardener brought to the estate whom Simon suspects is out to foil his trenchant wonderland. There's also Mortimer, Josh's older companion, plus a widow and the young female housekeeper. The characters' crisscrossing relationships and unspoken emotions make for a telling piece on English manners, and also a fine read. --