Judith Paris
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Born into the turbulent world of the English Lake District at the dawn of the nineteenth century, Judith Paris is a woman of fierce passions and indomitable will — a blazing spirit caught between the demands of her wild Cumberland heritage and the relentless pull of her own desires. This second instalment of Hugh Walpole's celebrated Herries Chronicle tetralogy chronicles the life of its magnificent titular heroine from her tempestuous childhood to her passionate loves and bitter losses, painting a sweeping panorama of English life against the backdrop of the Romantic age. Walpole writes with the lush, expansive confidence of a storyteller fully in command of his world, weaving personal drama into the broader tapestry of an era defined by change, conflict, and longing. Judith Paris stands as one of the finest achievements in early twentieth-century English regional fiction, illustrating a rich tradition of saga-writing that draws as much from the brooding landscape of the North as from the complex hearts of its characters. Rich in atmosphere, passion, and historical detail, it leaves the reader wondering whether Judith's restless spirit will ever find the peace she so ardently seeks.
Author: Hugh Walpole
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Born into the turbulent world of the English Lake District at the dawn of the nineteenth century, Judith Paris is a woman of fierce passions and indomitable will — a blazing spirit caught between the demands of her wild Cumberland heritage and the relentless pull of her own desires. This second instalment of Hugh Walpole's celebrated Herries Chronicle tetralogy chronicles the life of its magnificent titular heroine from her tempestuous childhood to her passionate loves and bitter losses, painting a sweeping panorama of English life against the backdrop of the Romantic age. Walpole writes with the lush, expansive confidence of a storyteller fully in command of his world, weaving personal drama into the broader tapestry of an era defined by change, conflict, and longing. Judith Paris stands as one of the finest achievements in early twentieth-century English regional fiction, illustrating a rich tradition of saga-writing that draws as much from the brooding landscape of the North as from the complex hearts of its characters. Rich in atmosphere, passion, and historical detail, it leaves the reader wondering whether Judith's restless spirit will ever find the peace she so ardently seeks.