Quartet - Jean RhysJean Rhys's first novel, a heartbreaking and disturbingly intimate portrayal of an isolated woman in ParisSet in a superficially romantic, between wars Paris, Quartet is a poignant tale of a lonely woman. Set against a background of winter wet streets, Pernod in smoky cafes and cheap hotel rooms with mauve flowered wallpaper, Marya tries to make something substantial of her life in order to withstand the unreality of her surroundings. Alone, her