Another by Susan Howatch.... since I am economizing lately, I have been in the library more than in bookstores, and after reading Cashelmara (below), I decided to fill in by picking up several of her books. This should keep me busy for a while, as she has a backlist.
The Rich Are Different is another historical novel, this one regarding investment banking before and into the 1929 Great Depression. The fall of the market being the backdrop, Howatch then delves into the life of flappers and bootleg liquor, infidelity, and illegitmate children in the lives of some wealthy New York and London wealthy. The six sections of the novel are written from viewpoints of five different characters, and each has his or her own personality down pat. Howatch likes to give each a burden and then speculate on how that burden or secret influences the person he or she becomes. It is an interesting device.
This is not deep reading, but it is entertaining in its way.
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Other books read since last entry - Absolute Truths, also by Susan Howatch; Virtually Normal by Andrew Sullivan.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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