Java Head (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Hergesheimer, Joseph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451019009 ISBN 13 : 9781451019001

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A wartime-set social drama of longing, duty, and forbidden love in a New England harbor town. In this vivid portrait, a man’s attempt to choose between passion and propriety unravels the ties that bind family, friends, and a close-knit community.

Set against bustling wharves, family expectations, and cultural contrasts, the story follows a man as he grapples with a wrenching choice that tests his integrity and reshapes his future. The atmosphere blendssharp dialogue, tinted histories, and the ache of unspoken desires in a town where everyone watches.

• Character-driven tension as relationships strain under social rules and personal longing


• Vivid maritime and town-life detail that grounds the emotional stakes


• Exploration of duty, class, and cultural differences in a historical setting


• Moments of reflection that reveal inner conflicts and moral sacrifice

Ideal for readers who enjoy richly drawn historical fiction with intimate character study and a strong sense of place.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

May, but early in the morning, Laurel A mmidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs. The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of that age had filled her with a moving disdain for certain fanciful thoughts which had given her extreme youth a decidedly novel if not an actually adventurous setting. Until yesterday, almost, she had regarded the various chairs of the house as beings endowed with life and character; she had held conversations with some, and, with a careless exterior not warranted by an inner dread, avoided others in gloomy dusks. All this, now, she contemptuously discarded. Chairs were chairs, things to sit on, wood and stuffed cushions. Yet she was slightly melancholy at losing such a satisfactory lot of reliable familiars: unlike older people, victims of the most disconcerting moods and mysterious changes, chairs could always be counted on to remain secure in their individual peculiarities. She could see by her fireplace the elaborately carved teakwood chair that her grandfather had brought home from China, which had never varied from the state of a brown and rather benevolent dragon; its claws were always claws, the grinning fretted mouth was perpetually fixed for a cloud of smoke and a mild rumble of complaint.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451019009
• ISBN 13: 9781451019001
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 262
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