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In Search of Love and Beauty

By Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

By Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

By Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

By Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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Apr 16, 1999 | ISBN 9781582430164

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Apr 01, 2016 | ISBN 9781619028791

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    About In Search of Love and Beauty

    This observant and insightful novel reveals, in rich and poignant detail, the interior lives of three generations of people in their quest for love and beauty Louise, not content with her husband’s gentle affection, strives to reclaim her youth in titillating social and spiritual adventures. Her daughter Marietta searches for beauty in lofty ideas and in her obsession for her son Mark, who believes love is to be found in the pursuit of money and young, vacuous lovers. And Leo, their eccentric, self–styled guru, satisfies himself with power–commanding the bodies and souls of his followers.



    Demonstrating Jhabvala’s deft twists of irony and humor, In Search of Love and Beauty brings several lifespans, full of hopes and ideals, within our grasp.

    About In Search of Love and Beauty

    This observant and insightful novel reveals, in rich and poignant detail, the interior lives of three generations of people in their quest for love and beauty Louise, not content with her husband’s gentle affection, strives to reclaim her youth in titillating social and spiritual adventures. Her daughter Marietta searches for beauty in lofty ideas and in her obsession for her son Mark, who believes love is to be found in the pursuit of money and young, vacuous lovers. And Leo, their eccentric, self–styled guru, satisfies himself with power–commanding the bodies and souls of his followers.



    Demonstrating Jhabvala’s deft twists of irony and humor, In Search of Love and Beauty brings several lifespans, full of hopes and ideals, within our grasp.

    Also by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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    A Lovesong for India
    My Nine Lives
    Out of India
    East Into Upper East
    See all books by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

    Also by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

    At the End of the Century
    A Lovesong for India
    My Nine Lives
    Out of India
    East Into Upper East
    See all books by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

    Product Details

    Category: Essays & Literary Collections | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Counterpoint
    Apr 16, 1999 | 252 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | ISBN 9781582430164

    Category: Essays & Literary Collections | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Counterpoint
    Apr 01, 2016 | 252 Pages | ISBN 9781619028791

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    Praise

    “In Search of Love and Beauty displays in abundance Jhabvala’s wit and chilling accuracy of insight.” The New York Times Book Review “We can’t hear enough about these people. Here is an original novelist operating at her best.” Vanity Fair “Here Jhabvala shows her rare ability to illuminate the extraordinary [as if] never seen before. It is funny. It is sad. It is life.” —St. Louis Post–Dispatch

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