The Death of the Heart
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An immaculate portrait of adolescent love from one of our most beloved novelists. 'One of the last century's greatest woman writers' GuardianWhen sixteen-year-old Portia is orphaned, she is plunged in...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af The Death Of The Heart af Elizabeth Bowen
An immaculate portrait of adolescent love from one of our most beloved novelists. 'One of the last century's greatest woman writers' GuardianWhen sixteen-year-old Portia is orphaned, she is plunged into the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home. ''One of the best novels about a young woman that I’ve ever read'' Greta GerwigWhen 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. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal - and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature. ''One of the last century''s greatest woman writers'' Guardian''This is a stunning portrait of the human heart, a raw account of romantic betrayal and the pains of growing up'' Sunday Times **One of the 50 best books of the past 100 years**
Detaljer
Forlag
Vintage Classics
ISBN
9780099276456
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
368
Udgivelsesdato
14-05-1998
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2148936
EAN nr.
9780099276456
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
130
Bredde (mm)
197
Længde (mm)
22
Vægt (g)
256
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