I must have read this book three times and have kept it for years, but as I get older, I realize that there are so many other books I want to read that I will probably never get back to this one. Time for someone else to enjoy it.
It centers on the relationship of Mrs. Pendelbury, an elderly lady who gradually goes insane, with her neighbors. Although the title uses the word "seduction," it has nothing to do with sex. Beautifully written and often funny, it is a sort of tragi-comedy.
From the back cover:
"This account of Mrs. Pendlebury's collapse is one of the most accurate and skilfully drawn descriptions of madness which I have seen in the whole of contemporary fiction...if my description of the book makes it sound depressing, I can only say that it isn't...and [it is] a joy to read."
It centers on the relationship of Mrs. Pendelbury, an elderly lady who gradually goes insane, with her neighbors. Although the title uses the word "seduction," it has nothing to do with sex. Beautifully written and often funny, it is a sort of tragi-comedy.
From the back cover:
"This account of Mrs. Pendlebury's collapse is one of the most accurate and skilfully drawn descriptions of madness which I have seen in the whole of contemporary fiction...if my description of the book makes it sound depressing, I can only say that it isn't...and [it is] a joy to read."
