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The Death of the Heart - Couverture souple

Bowen, Elizabeth

 
9780385720175: The Death of the Heart
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0385720173 ISBN 13 : 9780385720175
Editeur : Anchor, 2000

Synopsis

The Death of the Heart is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human motivations.

In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home in London.There she encounters the attractive, carefree cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and her fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal--and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature.

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À propos de l'auteur

Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899. She wrote many acclaimed novels, including The Heat of the Day and Eva Trout. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1948. She died in 1973.

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Éditeur
Anchor
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0385720173
ISBN 13 
9780385720175
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
432
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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