A quite wonderful study of how uncompromising humans become in their old age ... This novel has been given the label of “classic” for a reason. The writing is rich, the plot is interesting — Simenon, is his infinite ...
Ceci Browning, The Sunday Times
Simenon's skill is such that he never misses a trick in this brilliant study of old age, of obsession and of a human relationship gone wrong. The novel is done with great economy, and the author's psychological perc ...
New York Times
One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories
Guardian
A quite wonderful study of how uncompromising humans become in their old age ... This novel has been given the label of “classic” for a reason. The writing is rich, the plot is interesting — Simenon, is his infinite ...
Ceci Browning, The Sunday Times
Simenon's skill is such that he never misses a trick in this brilliant study of old age, of obsession and of a human relationship gone wrong. The novel is done with great economy, and the author's psychological perc ...
New York Times
One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories
Guardian
A quite wonderful study of how uncompromising humans become in their old age ... This novel has been given the label of “classic” for a reason. The writing is rich, the plot is interesting — Simenon, is his infinite ...
Ceci Browning, The Sunday Times
Simenon's skill is such that he never misses a trick in this brilliant study of old age, of obsession and of a human relationship gone wrong. The novel is done with great economy, and the author's psychological perc ...
New York Times
One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories
