Private Views

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Who is Katya Lowell and what is the secret of her life A beautiful, seemingly coolpainter of unnerving images in 1970s London, she comes to the attention of CharlieMarsden, an aristocrat who works at an old merchant bank in the City. Why doesthis elegant, enigmatic woman choose to spend time with outsiders such as theformer secret agent Harry Groves and the suburban multi-millionaire Jarvis Green

Private Views is a portrait gallery of smart society. The author's pitch-perfectdialogue fills the reader's ears with the voices of the stammeringly voluble dramaticcritic Benedict Bligh, the glossy-magazine columnist Tamsin Fairfax, Charlie's smart,bisexual auctioneer flatmate Marcus Steele, the gentleman cook Theo Plant and histhriller-writing brother Ferdy, and Charlie and his delicious sister Camilla. Like athreatened species, they prefer not to look at the cunning predators and their lowlifesidekicks who are taking control of old England.

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Frederic Raphaelhas written more than 25 novels and volumes of short stories, as well as many works of non-fiction, including "A Jew Among The Romans." He has also written many screenplays, including" Darling," for which he won an Oscar, StanleyKubrick s" Eyes Wide Shut," and "Two For The Road.""