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A Natural Curiosity

By Margaret Drabble
Series: Canons
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In A Natural Curiosity by Margaret Drabble, three women in 1980s England grapple with the complexities of mid-life changes. As they confront personal dilemmas and societal shifts, their interconnected stories explore the depth of human relationships and the search for meaning amid life's uncertainties. This novel intricately weaves their experiences, reflecting the themes of introspection and change.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy character-driven stories that delve into the complexities of human relationships and individual aspirations. Margaret Drabble's narrative weaves together the lives of several characters, exploring themes of curiosity and the search for meaning in contemporary life. If you appreciate keen social observations and rich, introspective prose, this tale is likely to captivate you.

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A Natural Curiosity

The second in Margaret Drabble's trilogy, following The Radiant Way

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January 1987. Alix Bowen has moved away from London to Yorkshire. There, she regularly visits a mass-murderer in a high-security prison. But has her natural curiosity in his motives and character crept into obsession?

Meanwhile, Alix's life continues to cross and uncross with her old friends Liz and Esther, now all in their fifties. As the years pass, they increasingly question the brutally prosperous and atrocity-hungry society they live in, and their complicity in it, as they navigate life in 1980s Britain.

The second in a trilogy following on from The Radiant Way and finishing with The Gates of Ivory, A Natural Curiosity sees Margaret Drabble return with her brilliant and dark wit in this bold, generous and incisive portrait of the time.

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A Natural Curiosity by Margaret Drabble is widely praised for its beautiful and serious prose, as noted by Sally Rooney. It is described as absorbing and thought-provoking with a compelling narrative and psychological insight, according to critics like those from The Sunday Times and the Times Literary Supplement. The novel has been acknowledged for its confident and accomplished style, showcasing Drabble's reputation as a challenging and intellectual writer, highlighted in reviews from the London Review of Books and the Financial Times.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838859718

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Canons

Edition: Main - Canons

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 215g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Dame Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939 and was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She is the author of eighteen highly acclaimed novels including The Millstone, The Peppered Moth and most recently The Pure Gold Baby. A Natural Curiosity is the second in a trilogy, preceded by The Radiant Way and followed by The Gates of Ivory. She has also written biographies, screenplays and was the editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature. She was appointed CBE in 1980, and made DBE in the 2008 Honours list. She was also awarded the 2011 Golden PEN Award for a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd.

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