I have come to believe that there can be no adequate preparation for the sadness that comes at the end, the sheer regret that one's life is finished, that one's failures remain indelible and one's successes illusory.' Elizabeth and Betsy are old school friends. Born in 1948 and unready for the sixties, they had high hopes of the lives they would lead, even though their circumstances were so different. When they meet again in their thirties, Elizabeth, married to the safe, older Digby is relieving the boredom of a cosy but childless marriage with an affair. Betsy seems to have found real romance in Paris. Are their lives taking off, or are they just making more of the wrong choices without even realising it?
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Hardback Editions
October 2004 : Hardback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 1-58547-477-0 / 9781585474776 (USA edition) Publisher: Center Point Large Print Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement: A Novel (Brookner, Anita) Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 1-4000-6165-2 / 978-1-4000-6165-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement (Windsor Selection) Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 0-7540-1966-7 / 978-0-7540-1966-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 0-670-91436-3 / 978-0-670-91436-4 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1990 : Hardback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner Publisher: Viking Adult Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement: A Novel Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 1-4000-7530-0 / 978-1-4000-7530-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 0-14-101412-1 / 978-0-14-101412-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement (Om) Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 0-14-101808-9 / 978-0-14-101808-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 0-7540-9320-4 / 978-0-7540-9320-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Paragon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2003 : Paperback
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2001 : Paperback
| Title: Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner Publisher: PENGUIN PUTNAM * TRADE Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
March 2004 : Audio CD
| Title: The Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 0-7540-9494-4 / 978-0-7540-9494-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner ISBN: 0-7540-8473-6 / 978-0-7540-8473-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
December 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Rules of Engagement: A Novel Author(s): Anita Brookner Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon More details... |
July 2004 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Rules of Engagement Author(s): Anita Brookner Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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