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'On Green Dolphin Street' by Sebastian Faulks is a novel set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, primarily in Washington, D.C. It revolves around an adulterous affair between Mary, a British woman married to a diplomat, and Frank, an American newspaper reporter. The story delves into themes of love, betrayal, existential questions, and the complexities of human relationships. The narrative moves between different countries but focuses more on the emotional turmoil and internal conflicts of the characters rather than external events. Faulks' writing style is described as elegant and engaging, with a focus on character interactions and vivid descriptions of the settings.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings include themes of infidelity, emotional distress, alcoholism, and death.
Has Romance?
The novel features a prominent romance element, emphasizing complex relationships and emotional turmoil.
From The Publisher:
The bestselling author of Birdsong and Charlotte Gray delivers an enthralling, vibrantly evocative novel set in America in 1960, when the country stood poised between the paranoia of the Cold War and the ebullience of the New Frontier.
Faulks' heroine is Mary Van der Linden, a pretty, reserved Englishwoman whose husband, Charlie, is posted to the British embassy in Washington. One night at a cocktail party Mary meets Frank Renzo, a reporter who has covered stories from the fall of Dienbienphu to the Emmett Till murder trial in Mississippi. Slowly, reluctantly, they fall in love. Their ensuing affair, in all its desperate elation, plays out against a backdrop that ranges from the jazz clubs of Greenwich Village to the smoke-filled rooms of the Kennedy campaign. A romance in the grand tradition that is also a neon-lit portrait of America at its apogee, On Green Dolphin Street is Sebastian Faulks at the peak of his powers.
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