tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post999089902500815991..comments2024-03-17T06:47:15.292+00:00Comments on The Brooknerian: Brookner on the RadioThe Brooknerianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15396427983022927448noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post-36604656673600892742020-09-04T19:10:45.505+01:002020-09-04T19:10:45.505+01:00Many thanks for your comment. By all accounts she ...Many thanks for your comment. By all accounts she was indeed a reluctant attendee at parties. 'But you've been here only five minutes,' someone once told her. 'And I am glad I spent them with you,' she replied, and made for the exit.The Brooknerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396427983022927448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post-73323708120697270402020-09-04T18:25:28.103+01:002020-09-04T18:25:28.103+01:00I can't imagine Anita Brookner in such company...I can't imagine Anita Brookner in such company! I feel through reading her books that I have some sense of what she was like in real life, and the companions mentioned would not have been cto her liking. I think she might have turned up out of mild interest then made a graceful exit as soon as it was polite to do so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com