The Season of Lillian Dawes : A Novel
Author(s): Katherine Mosby
From the acclaimed writer of Private Altars, comes a story of driving lyrical force set in Manhattan in the 1950s. When he is expelled from boarding school, Gabriel Gibbs is sent to live with his older brother Spencer in New York. Rather than a punishment, this becomes an exhilarating invitation to a dazzling world, from smoking cigars at the Plaza Hotel to weekend house parties filled with tennis and cocktails. It is in this heady atmosphere -- from white-gloved Park Avenue to literary Greenwich Village -- that Gabriel first glimpses the elusive Lillian Dawes. Free-spirited and mysterious, Lillian captures the imaginations of those in "all the best circles," including both brothers. As their lives entwine, so begins the powerful and poignant unraveling of innocence.
Review(s):
“Mosby has an impeccable way with narration and dialogue”.
“Intensely romantic…sings with a music seldom found in contemporary writing.”
“A pleasure to read.”
“…a wistful fairy-tale.”
“…effortless and seductive…”
“Mosby’s rich, elegant writing makes this novel memorable.”
“Mosby’s elegant, poetic prose is as smooth and shimmering as velvet.”
“A charming novel with needle–sharp wit and the lingering aroma of youthful infatuation.”
“Mosby writes with fluid grace…her images are magical.”
“Tremendously ambitious…and impressive.”
ISBN: 9780060936952