A poignant and lyrical novel set in the glittering world of 1920s and 1930s Europe. It follows the glamorous but troubled lives of Dick and Nicole Diver, a wealthy American couple living on the French Riviera.
Dick, a charming psychiatrist, is married to Nicole, a beautiful heiress recovering from mental illness. Their seemingly perfect life begins to unravel as Dick’s professional ambitions fade and Nicole’s strength grows. The novel explores themes of psychological fragility, moral decay, and the disintegration of love under the weight of personal sacrifice and societal pressure.
Fitzgerald’s final completed novel, it is both a tragic romance and a critique of the American expatriate dream, written with haunting beauty and emotional depth.
Marks out of 10 between 5 - 9
Words used to describe it: fantastic prose, difficult read, pros
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The Overstory by Richard Powers
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