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Lurie has often been compared favourably to Jane Austen.In this very readable and highly enjoyable work of art many brilliant observations are made about love, influence in the art world and human nature. SPOILER ALERT.One of the funniest parts of the novel is Polly's attempts to become a lesbian,she sees it as a progression of her radical feminism. but her body tends to lead her into unwanted fantasy "Why did she keep having these irrational thoughts? There should be a helpline you could ring up,something like "Heterosexuals Anonymous"... The books strength lies in the recoreded interviews with friends and family of Lorin Jones-a promising dead artist about whom Polly hopes to write a biography.There are many brilliant moments-such as the patronising brother who says "Why don't we go back to my office,I'll see if my scatty little secretary can rustlle up some coffee" unaware of Polly's feminism. Lurie really deserves a massive revival, as was the case with Barbara Pym.She is a million times more entertaining than Pym and her books very clever indeed. Her campus novel, is to mind, her best.Read full review
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