The Lost Traveller
- 320bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Antonia White's sustained portrayal of Clara's budding into womanhood is a masterpiece' The Boston Globe
Vorst in Mei Reeks
Deze serie volgt de levens van meerdere generaties vrouwen in Engeland, van het begin van de 20e eeuw tot heden. Het duikt in de complexiteit van familierelaties, maatschappelijke verschuivingen en de persoonlijke zoektocht naar identiteit. De verhalen zijn doordrenkt van zowel nostalgie als een kritische blik op het verleden, met sterke en complexe vrouwelijke personages. Lezers zullen de psychologische diepgang en de lyrische proza waarderen die deze familiesaga's tot leven brengen.
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The Sugar House
- 256bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
Evelyn Waugh called her one of the very best novelists of the day - a title she still deserves' Carol Shields
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Beyond The Glass
- 312bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Evelyn Waugh called her one of the very best novelists of the day - a title she still deserves' Carol Shields
'Frost in May is the unsurpassed novel of convent school life. This story of a clash between a determined young girl and an authoritarian regime is both perceptive and painfully emotional, convincing in every detail' - Hermione Lee, Observer With a new introduction by Tessa Hadley Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted, resilient and eager to please, she accepts this closed world where, with all the enthusiasm of the outsider, her desires and passions become only those the school permits. Her only deviation from total obedience is the passionate friendships she makes. Convent life is perfectly captured - the smell of beeswax and incense; the petty cruelties of the nuns; the eccentricities of Nanda's school friends. Books in the VMC 40th anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame
