Books like Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell
Balthazar, the second instalment of the celebrated Alexandria Quartet, takes the narrator of Justine to a Greek island where he shares a home with the illegitimate daughter of his former lover, Melissa. The novel hints that many details from the first book are unreliable, and a different version of events gradually emerges, revealing new layers of memory, romance, and friendship. The story is set against the backdrop of Egypt and touches on themes such as marital relations, psychiatric insight, and the clandestine world of illegal arms transfers.
First publish date: 1958
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Lawrence Durrell
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