The Berkeleys And Their Neighbors

Name: The Berkeleys And Their Neighbors
Brand: Double 9 Books
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By Seawell, Molly Elliot

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The Berkeleys and their neighbors examines the dissonance between appearances and reality in a world clinging to the remnants of past elegance. Through a community preoccupied with reputation and custom, the novel explores how social structures persist even as the foundation beneath them has fractured. The setting, steeped in spectacle and ceremony, highlights a longing for familiarity while underscoring the tension between what once was and what now remains. It reveals how individuals attempt to reconstruct identity within altered circumstances, where pride often masks discomfort with change. The portrayal of postwar life is not one of ruin alone, but of subtle realignments, where civility becomes a means of avoiding the deeper reckoning that history demands. Characters navigate a delicate balance between memory and adaptation, between inherited status and the truths reshaped by loss. The narrative suggests that continuity itself can become a form of denial, yet within it lies the quiet endurance of personal will. By focusing on interaction rather than confrontation, the story reveals how relationships are affected when the social fabric is no longer unquestioned.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 142
Release Date:: 2025-04-01
Publication Date:: 2025-04-01
Publisher:: Double 9 Books
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 937113660X
ISBN13:: 9789371136600
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 189 g
Height:: 140 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 8 cm

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