Fear
A short novel by an Austrian who fled Hitler settling in London then Bath before America and then committing suicide in a pact with his wife in Brazil. And the novel isn't a bundle of laughs either. Not to give the game away but it's about how someone's life can be overtaken by fear due to consequences of a misdemeanour. At times the subject feels elation and freedom but is brought back to earth by reality in the shape of her family, which she re-evaluates. Following freedom due to the misdemeanour and the initial consequences the fear sets in closing round claustrophobically until intolerable. Interesting ending. Enjoyable book.
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