by Jean Rhys · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140032567
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«After Leaving Mr Mackenzie» is the novel by Jean Rhys, published by Penguin in paperback (138 pages, in English).
After leaving her former lover Mr Mackenzie, Julia Martin finds herself in Paris with no money and no prospects. In London, visiting her sick mother and meeting her sister, who treats her with distrust, reveal how fragile her situation is: her beauty no longer guarantees her the support of men.
The novel first appeared in 1930; the present edition is from 1982.
For readers of classic and literary fiction, especially those looking for another work by the author of Wide Sargasso Sea.
Jean Rhys was a British Creole novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica. From the age of 16, she resided mainly in England, where she was sent for her education. She is best known for her final novel, Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.
