Mrs Sartoris by Elke Schmitter
Part confessional, part thriller, Elke Schmitter's explosive first novel is the story of Margaret. Jilted by a rich boyfriend when only eighteen, she finds herself many years later married, with a daughter, to Ernst, a war veteran with a penchant for routine and order. Living out her days in a small German village she is emotionally frozen, until one day she embarks on passionate affair with a married man. Planning to run away with him, she seems unaware that her plan is a fantasy that can never come true, and similarly unaware of the shocking repercussions that could result from chasing such a dream.
"'A story of rupture and revenge.. Schmitter captures precisely the nuances of sexual obsession.' Literary Review; 'A triumph of understated emotion.' Independent; 'A modern-day Madame Bovary... suspense saturates this novel.' Daily Telegraph"
Elke Schmitter was born in 1961 in Krefeld, Germany and studied philosophy in Munich. She worked as a journalist until 1994, when she became a full-time writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571219209 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571219209 |
| Title | Mrs Sartoris |
| Author | Elke Schmitter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2004-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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