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Paula FoxLiterary Fiction · Fiction·1923–2017
Desperate Characters
Synopsis
First published in 1970, this novel explores the lives of married women in city life, particularly in New York. It is a rigorous example of storytelling in postwar American literature. The book delves into psychological depths, earning comparisons to 'Billy Budd' and 'The Great Gatsby'.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
