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A View Of The Harbour - A Virago Modern Classic (Paperback, New ed) Loot Price: R343
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A View Of The Harbour - A Virago Modern Classic (Paperback, New ed): Elizabeth Taylor

A View Of The Harbour - A Virago Modern Classic (Paperback, New ed)

Elizabeth Taylor; Introduction by Sarah Waters

Series: Virago Modern Classics

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INTRODUCED BY SARAH WATERS 'Every one of her books is a treat and this is my favourite, because of its wonderful cast of characters, and because of the deftness with which Taylor's narrative moves between them ... A wonderful writer' SARAH WATERS In the faded coastal village of Newby, everyone looks out for - and in on - each other, and beneath the deceptively sleepy exterior, passions run high. Beautiful divorcee Tory is secretly involved with her neighbour, Robert, while his wife Beth, Tory's best friend, is consumed by the worlds she creates in her novels, oblivious to the relationship developing next door. Their daughter Prudence is aware, however, and is appalled by the treachery she observes. Mrs Bracey, an invalid whose grasp on life is slipping, forever peers from her window, constantly prodding her daughters for news of the outside world. And Lily Wilson, a lonely young widow, is frightened of her own home. Into their lives steps Bertram, a retired naval officer with the unfortunate capacity to inflict lasting damage while trying to do good. 'Her stories remain with one, indelibly, as though they had been some turning-point in one's own experience' - ELIZABETH BOWEN 'Always intelligent, often subversive and never dull, Elizabeth Taylor is the thinking person's dangerous housewife. Her sophisticated prose combines elegance, icy wit and freshness in a stimulating cocktail' - VALERIE MARTIN 'A magnificent and underrated mid-20th-century writer, the missing link between Jane Austen and John Updike' - DAVID BADDIEL

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Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Virago Modern Classics
Release date: April 2006
First published: April 2006
Authors: Elizabeth Taylor
Introduction by: Sarah Waters
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 313
Edition: New ed
ISBN-13: 978-1-84408-322-0
Categories: Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN: 1-84408-322-5
Barcode: 9781844083220

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