From Publishers Weekly
A bestselling author grows infatuated with a lascivious 18th century novel in Schine's gem-like, comic novel.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Although she considers herself happily married to a gregarious Englishman who teaches at Columbia University and is an inveterate quoter of poetry, Margaret Nathan, author of a best-selling scholarly biography, finds that her equilibrium is thrown when she chances upon Rameau's Niece , the manuscript of an 18th-century French erotic novel. Haunted by the sensual images that passages from Rameau's Niece have triggered, Margaret finds herself sexually attracted to a woman friend, a gay male friend, her dentist, and several other acquaintances, and she begins to question the viability of her marriage. Schine controls her quirky plot line with the same wit and style demonstrated in her earlier novels, Alice in Bed (o.p.) and To the Birdhouse ( LJ 5/15/90). She satirizes marriage, philosophy, intellectuals, sexuality, and the relentless search for self-knowledge through Margaret's efforts at fulfillment and liberal quotes from Rameau's Niece. Brainy but forgetful and shy, despite her accomplishments, Margaret is a refreshing character. Recommended for most collections.
- Harriet Gottfried, NYPLCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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