--- product_id: 180082302 title: "Fraud" brand: "anita brookner" price: "£23.78" currency: GBP in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/180082302-fraud store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Fraud **Brand:** anita brookner **Price:** £23.78 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Fraud by anita brookner - **How much does it cost?** £23.78 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/180082302-fraud) ## Best For - anita brookner enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted anita brookner brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Fraud - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41US+DAQzTL.jpg) ![Fraud - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51+itIPFbnL.jpg) ![Fraud - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/418SYw6aATL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book for a rainy day *by K***. on Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2014* A wonder of poetic prose and gentle thought. Anita Brookner takes aim at frauds and those who pretend. One should always be themselves for everyone else is already taken! Anna lives alone, used to take care of her mother, and she is also used to being meek and subjective. She is pure, in a literal sense and she feels restless. Aunt Vera, who is not really Anna's aunt is patient with her, but finds her odd, for she is not married and she is so tiresome. Mr. Halliday is the doctor who filters through the pages, sometimes reminiscing and at others, he is checking-up on some patient, one or the other. The reader gets the background through short passages put sparingly, but that is not to say that one does not understand them. They are moments when the I felt happy and joyous at the simple life and daily routine whith which these characters live. Albeit, the story is slow, it is interesting to try to figure out the eventual ending, which is very rueful and gives a feeling of waywardness. Very abrupt, but if the story were to continue, well, it might have been just too boring and not that excitable mocking tone that kept you reading. Superbly and avidly written with a cautious mind, a hand with a firm grasp on the pen. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bluestocking's Revenge *by E***K on Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2009* Anita Brookner often writes of the overlooked middle aged "spinster", as she does in this perfectly realized story, one of her best. The heroine, Anna Durrant, of stiff upper lip and anorectic frame, has been passed over by the man who could have rescued her from social isolation. A doctor, he has instead married Vicky, a flashy, sexy emptyhead he has nothing in common with, and who treats Anna with barely concealed contempt. A fairly constant Brookner theme, this, the quiet but intelligent and sensitive woman, sexually outmaneuvered by a conniving rival, and the man who, given the freedom to choose, will unwisely choose the conniver. Although Miss Brookner carefully guards her privacy, her novels speak for themselves. Anna Durrant is not quite a typical Brooknerian intellectual, but her successful rival is the archetypal Brookner villainness. As in Hotel du Lac and Look at Me, the ruthless seductress succeeds where the virtuous woman fails. I have read almost all Miss Brookner's novels, and there is a consistent femaleness in the sensibility as she casts a gimlet eye on women and their designs. I would surely hate to be pinned beneath her pitiless gaze! This is yet another acid pen portrait, and Miss Brookner is master of her material. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fraud -- what a title! *by M***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2019* A thought-provoking read. Don't want to give away the plot, but well worth the time. Graceful writing, good plot line, interesting characters. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/180082302-fraud](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/180082302-fraud) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*