This classic, the first novel from Elizabeth Bowen, tells of a hotel on the Italian Riviera which is full of women who are forced to face the secrets from which society no longer protects them.
This classic, the first novel from Elizabeth Bowen, tells of a hotel on the Italian Riviera which is full of women who are forced to face the secrets ...
Portrays a classic romantic entanglement of a sympathetic, honest, well-meaning young woman who cannot resist becoming involved with a man who is patently caddish and predatory. In striking and richly comic contrast to the turbulence of this passion is the cool, detached atmosphere of the house in St John's Wood in which it takes its course.
Portrays a classic romantic entanglement of a sympathetic, honest, well-meaning young woman who cannot resist becoming involved with a man who is pate...
When sixteen-year-old Portia is orphaned she is plunged into the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home. There she encounters the attractive cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and he fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive.
When sixteen-year-old Portia is orphaned she is plunged into the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home. Ther...
Bowen's imaginative interpretation of the effect of war on the manners, morals and emotions of those not directly engaged in the fighting is drawn from an uncannily poignant recall of the wartime London scene.
Bowen's imaginative interpretation of the effect of war on the manners, morals and emotions of those not directly engaged in the fighting is drawn fro...
Lois lives at the 'big house' where tennis parties and dances are part of everyday life. However, times are changing and a violent act will soon change this place forever.
Lois lives at the 'big house' where tennis parties and dances are part of everyday life. However, times are changing and a violent act will soon chang...
When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers' residence in Paris, little does she know what fascinating secrets the house itself contains. Henrietta finds that her visit coincides with that of Leopold, an intense child who has come to Paris to be introduced to the mother he has never known.
When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers' residence in Paris, little does she know what fascinating secrets the house itself contains. He...
Presenting an account of a time spent in Rome, the author describes its history, its architecture, its atmosphere, and the famous classical sites in the city.
Presenting an account of a time spent in Rome, the author describes its history, its architecture, its atmosphere, and the famous classical sites in t...
Features seventy-nine stories such as: love stories, ghost stories, stories of childhood, of English middle-class life in the twenties and thirties, and of London during the Blitz.
Features seventy-nine stories such as: love stories, ghost stories, stories of childhood, of English middle-class life in the twenties and thirties, a...
Monolithic, rich, unloved and with a genius for unreality, Eva Trout has a capacity for making and attracting trouble. Eva Trout was Elizabeth Bowen's last completed novel.
Monolithic, rich, unloved and with a genius for unreality, Eva Trout has a capacity for making and attracting trouble. Eva Trout was Elizabeth Bowen's...
Bowen's Court describes the history of the author's Anglo-Irish family in County Cork, from the Cromwellian sttlement until 1959. In Seven Winters, Elizabeth Bowen recalls, with endearing candour, her family and Dublin childhood.
Bowen's Court describes the history of the author's Anglo-Irish family in County Cork, from the Cromwellian sttlement until 1959. In Seven Winters, El...
