Concerning Lily

by Sally Brampton

When Elizabeth Delaware, bored of her comfortable life, invites young, friendless Lily Clifton to meet her husband and friends, she cannot imagine the terrible consequences the invitation will have. For Lily is not just a stranger to London, she is a stranger to conscience.Elizabeth does not see Lily for what she is, nor can she see that her marriage to solid, dependable Charles is slowly crumbling. Even Elizabeth’s good friends, Bella and Daisy, both intent on salvaging the wreckage of their own relationships, are powerless to resist as Lily moves through all their lives, wreaking quiet but careless havoc.

410 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Sally Brampton was an English journalist, columnist, magazine editor, and novelist. She launched the French magazine ELLE in the UK as editor-in-chief. In 2008 she wrote about her personal effort to overcome clinical depression in her book Shoot the Damn Dog. It is believed Brampton committed suicide by walking into the sea. The Sussex Police said there were no "suspicious circumstances". She was 60 and survived by her adult daughter, Molly.

Reviews

[IrishMae · Rating 2 out of 5]

"The nature of a good marriage is accepting the boredom, just as one accepts the disappointments with as much equanimity as one celebrates the triumphs"
"Every life as triumphs however small"
"There are no sides , only responsibility for our own action, our own lives"

Story which centers upon married life and some of the reasons why it disintegrates resulting into bouts of loneliness and constant second guessing. Also centers upon adulterous affairs and it's after effects. You'd hate Lily Clifton,a seemingly unscrupulous bitchy malicious ice queen.

[Karschtl · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ein junges, unscheinbares Mädel schleicht sich in die Londoner Society ein und stiftet so Unfrieden bei gleich drei Paaren!

[Little BigGirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy trashy paperback fiction