Quartet - Jean Rhys Ineke van den Elskamp to a London drummer stepping

to a London drummer stepping over spent

over hoop in tijden van klimaatcrisis en over de verwoestende en herstellende vermogens van verhalen

Na een stage wordt Esther afgewezen voor haar eerste baan en trekt ze weer bij haar moeder in

is ze bereid achter te laten

Written at the close of World War II

Quartet - Jean Rhys Ineke van den Elskamp to a London drummer steppingJean Rhys's first novel, a heartbreaking and disturbingly intimate portrayal of an isolated woman in ParisSet in a superficially romantic, between wars Paris, Quartet is a poignant tale of a lonely woman. Set against a background of winter wet streets, Pernod in smoky cafes and cheap hotel rooms with mauve flowered wallpaper, Marya tries to make something substantial of her life in order to withstand the unreality of her surroundings. Alone, her