The Rules of Engagement

'I have come to believe that there can be no adequate preparation for the sadness that comes at the end, the sheer regret that one's life is finished, that one's failures remain indelible and one's successes illusory.' Elizabeth and Betsy are old school friends. Born in 1948 and unready for the sixties, they had high hopes of the lives they would lead, even though their circumstances were so different. When they meet again in their thirties, Elizabeth, married to the safe, older Digby is relieving the boredom of a cosy but childless marriage with an affair. Betsy seems to have found real romance in Paris. Are their lives taking off, or are they just making more of the wrong choices without even realising it?

Title - The Rules of Engagement

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Author - Anita Brookner

ISBN 13 - 9780670914364

Imprint - Viking

Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd

Date Published - 03/07/2003

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Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 144 x 225 x 26mm

Weight - 429 g

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