[Vwoolf] yet another Dalloway offspring

[Sarah M. Hall]

 From Amazon:

Flowers of Darkness

>From the internationally bestselling author of Sarah's Key comes Tatiana de Rosnay's Flowers of Darkness, a riveting and emotionally intense novel, set in a near future Paris, where a woman confronts past betrayal and present mystery.

Author Clarissa Katsef is struggling to write her next book. She’s just snagged a brand new artist residency in an ultra-modern apartment, with a view of all of Paris, a dream for any novelist in search of tranquility. But since moving in, she has had the feeling of being watched. Is there reason to be paranoid? Or is her distraction and discomfort the result of her husband’s recent shocking betrayal? Or is that her beloved Paris lies altered outside her windows? A city that will never be quite the same, a city with a scar at its center?

Stuck inside, in the midst of a sweltering heat wave, Clarissa enlists her beloved granddaughter in her investigation of the mysterious, high tech building even as she finds herself drawn back into the orbit of her first husband who is still the one who knows her most intimately, who shares the past grief that she has never quite let go.

Staying true to her favorite themes—the imprint of the place, the weight of secrets—de Rosnay weaves an intrigue of thrilling suspense and emotional power.

Anyone spot the similarities with Mrs Dalloway?
Sarah

Sarah M. Hall
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Virginia Woolf Society of GB
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    On Saturday, 3 August 2024 at 15:46:27 BST, Mark Hussey via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:  
 
 Filming is almost complete on Yann Gozlay’s Dalloway which (quoting from Cineuropa)is ‘ based upon Tatiana de Rosnay’s novel Les Fleurs de l'ombre, the story revolves around Clarissa who sets about writing her next novel during
Filming is almost complete on Yann Gozlay’s Dalloway which (quoting from Cineuropa)is ‘ based upon Tatiana de Rosnay’s novel Les Fleurs de l'ombre, the story revolves around Clarissa who sets about writing her next novel during a residency run by the Ludovico Foundation. She’s helped by Dalloway, a dedicated artificial intelligence system. But as times goes by and the writing advances, Dalloway proves to be worryingly overzealous…’

  

Has anyone read Tatiana de Rosnay’s novel?
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