They Came Like Swallows - Couverture rigide

Maxwell, William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 067960247X ISBN 13 : 9780679602477

Editeur : Modern Library Inc, 1997

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

     To eight-year old Bunny Morison, his mother is an angelic comforter in whose absence nothing is real or alive.  To his older brother, Robert, his mother is someone he must protect, especially since the deadly, influenza epidemic of 1918 is ravaging their small Midwestern town.  To James Morison, his wife, Elizabeth, is the center of a life that would disintegrate all too suddenly were she to disappear. 
   Through the eyes of these characters, William Maxwell creates a sensitive portrait of an American family and of the complex woman who is its emotional pillar.  Beautifully observed, deftly rendering the civilities and constraints of a vanished era, They Came Like Swallows measures the subterranean currents of love and need that run through all our lives.  The result confirms Maxwell's reputation as one of the finest writers we have.

Quatrième de couverture

'There aren't many truly great writers... William Maxwell is one of them' The Times

Elizabeth Morison is an ordinary woman. Yet to eight-year-old Bunny, his mother is the centre of his universe. To his older brother, Robert, she is someone he must protect against the dangers of the outside world. And to James Morison, his wife is the foundation on which his family rests and life without her is unimaginable.

William Maxwell's unique and moving family portrait confirms his reputation as one of the twentieth century's finest novelists.

'A story of such engaging warmth that it will melt many a reader to tears' Time

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Modern Library Inc
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 067960247X
• ISBN 13: 9780679602477
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 191
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible