On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn't like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long - suffering Professor at Wellington College. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer resembles the sexy activist she once was. Their three children passionately pursue their own paths, and faced with the oppressive enthusiasms of his children, Howard feels that the first two acts of his life are over and he has no clear plans for the finale. Then Jerome, Howard's oldest son, falls for Victoria, the stunning daughter of the right - wing icon Monty Kipps. Increasingly, the two families find themselves thrown together in a beautiful corner of America, enacting a cultural and personal war against the background of real wars that they barely register...
Paperback | 464 pages
154 x 233 x 35mm | 680g
03 Sep 2005
Penguin Books Ltd
Hamish Hamilton Ltd
London, United Kingdom
English
0241142946
9780241142943
Condition: Acceptable
A book with obvious wear. Has some damage to the cover, including minimal scuff marks and discolouring on the inside of the front and back covers, but integrity still intact. There is water damage to the first 6 pages of the book, minor creasing throughout, and minor yellowing bordering most of the pages (most noticeable towards the front and back of the book). No writing in margins, no underlining and highlighting of text, and no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. An old, aged, and slightly damaged but solid copy.