
A sequel which is better than the first volume - Being the sequel of The Radiant Way it is a surprising fact that I liked more A Natural Curiosity. Continuing from where The Radiant Way has left us, A Natural Curiosity is a lovely novel, written in the same intelligent style of Margaret Drabble. Three women, nonconformist intellectuals are leading their normal lives with few sparklings of originality, but some exterior things happen and have a great influence in their lives. Alix serial killer and Liz s sister will prove to be important factors in their decisions from now on. Now and then Alix goes to prison to see Paul, her serial killer trying to demonstrate that his insanity, his evilness are not his fault, that there has to be another person which is morally responsible for his crimes. Liz must cope with her sister disappearance after her husband has commited suicide, fearing that she is dead and her body is not yet discovered.Another dramatic, interesting, intelligent and funny book from Margaret Drabble, A Natural curiosity seems to be a natural sequel to the Radiant Way story, its characters always evolving, always learning, even in their fifties. It may be considered a fair description of modern British Society.