![]() Antonia’s willingness to accept this situation and her continual striving for Conrad’s love also seems to belong to another time. As written by Howard, it seems to be a time when a man marries under the illusion that he can take the raw material that he perceives as his wife and shape her into something pleasing to him. Her depiction of the society in which the Flemings live and the incisive examination of their marriage can be amusing. Howard paints a portrait of life (and marriage) in mid-20th century London. ![]() ![]() After reading this story of Conrad, an interesting but selfish, difficult, and unlikable man, and his wife, Antonia, who searches for his approval over what feels like a lifetime, anyone might pause before getting married. When we meet the Flemings they are ”celebrating” the engagement of their son who is entering a marriage that looks like it will replicate the disaster that is his parents’. ![]() The Long View by Elizabeth Jane Howard is a brilliantly written but ultimately depressing story of a marriage. ![]()
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