What: Anita Brookner, dutiful daughter, solitary, widow, unexpected stepfather, villa in France, apartment in London, unexpected estate, theories of family relativity
Opening lines: "I read the Blue Fairy Book, the Yellow Fairy Book, and the stories of Hans Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, and Charles Perrault. None of this was groundwork for success in worldly terms . . ."
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