Summer Half - Couverture souple

Thirkell, Angela

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0701208147 ISBN 13 : 9780701208141

Editeur : Chatto & Windus, 1988

Synopsis

A novel concerned with parties, punting and awkward passions follows the story of a headmaster plagued by love-sick masters and precocious pupils as well as importunate parents and most of all, his daughter Rose, whose stubborn dim-wittedness almost outweighs her startling beauty. This book is published simultaneously with "The Brandons". Angela Thirkell was one of the most celebrated comic novelists of her day.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

To his parents' dismay, Colin Keith - out of the noble but misplaced sense of duty peculiar to high-minded young university graduates - chooses to quit his training for the Bar and take a teaching job at Southbridge School. Little does Colin imagine that he will count among his pupils the demon in human form known as Tony Morland; or that the master's ravishing, feather-brained daughter Rose will, with her flights of fancy and many admirers, spread chaos throughout school and village. Humorous, high-spirited and cleverly observed, Summer Half is a comic delight.

Biographie de l'auteur

Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) wrote many works of fiction and non-fiction, including twenty-nine 'Barsetshire' novels, which won her great popularity and acclaim. The first of these, High Rising, was published in 1933. Her relatives included Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and Stanley Baldwin, and her godfather was JM Barrie. She was twice married and had four children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chatto & Windus
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0701208147
• ISBN 13: 9780701208141
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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