Constance, or, Solitary practices

About “Constance, or, Solitary practices”

Constance, or Solitary Practices is the central novel in Lawrence Durrell's The Avignon Quintet, published between 1974 and 1985. It was nominated for the Booker Prize in 1982. The story builds on characters from Livia, the previous novel in the series, and introduces new ones. The narrative spans before and during World War II, with settings in France, Egypt, Poland, and Switzerland. The novel is part of a larger literary project and reflects Durrell's complex storytelling and historical context. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)