The third novel by the author of "South Riding" Joanna Burton was
born in South Africa but sent by her missionary father to be raised
in Yorkshire. There she dreams of the far-off lands she will visit
and adventures to come. At 18, tall and flaxen-haired, she meets
Teddy Leigh, a young man on his way to the trenches of World War I.
Joanna has been in love before--with Sir Walter Raleigh, with the
Scarlet Pimpernel, with Coriolanus--but this is different. Teddy
tells her he's been given the world to wear as a golden ball.
Joanna believes him and marries him, but the fabled shores recede
into the distance when, after the war, Teddy returns in ill health.
The magic land turns out to be the harsh reality of motherhood and
life on a Yorkshire farm, yet still she dares to dream.
General
Imprint: |
Virago Press Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Virago Modern Classics |
Release date: |
April 2011 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
Winifred Holtby
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Dimensions: |
200 x 132 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84408-792-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-84408-792-1 |
Barcode: |
9781844087921 |
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