SOURCE: A review of Liliane, in World Literature Today, Vol. 69, Summer, 1995, p. 584.
In the following review of Liliane, Neilen praises the structure of the novel, which interweaves the main character's therapy sessions with the perspectives of her friends and lovers. She emphasizes that Liliane, although subject to racism and sexism, "emerges triumphant, able to forgive and forge a future that encompasses both art and love."
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