Cold Light (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A work of literary fiction set against the backdrop of post-World War II international diplomacy, Cold Light chronicles the later life of Edith Campbell Berry, the idealistic Australian protagonist at the heart of Frank Moorhouse's celebrated Grand Days trilogy. Now navigating the disillusionment of the Cold War era in Canberra, Edith confronts the fading promise of the League of Nations and grapples with questions of personal identity, loyalty, and the cost of a life devoted to an ideal. Moorhouse writes with elegant, measured prose that balances intimate psychological portraiture against sweeping historical forces, capturing the melancholy of a woman who has outlived the institution she gave her life to. Rich in period detail and moral complexity, the novel stands as a profound meditation on idealism, aging, and the ambiguous nature of progress in the twentieth century.
Author: Frank Moorhouse
Format: Paperback
Published: 2011, Vintage Books Australia
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A work of literary fiction set against the backdrop of post-World War II international diplomacy, Cold Light chronicles the later life of Edith Campbell Berry, the idealistic Australian protagonist at the heart of Frank Moorhouse's celebrated Grand Days trilogy. Now navigating the disillusionment of the Cold War era in Canberra, Edith confronts the fading promise of the League of Nations and grapples with questions of personal identity, loyalty, and the cost of a life devoted to an ideal. Moorhouse writes with elegant, measured prose that balances intimate psychological portraiture against sweeping historical forces, capturing the melancholy of a woman who has outlived the institution she gave her life to. Rich in period detail and moral complexity, the novel stands as a profound meditation on idealism, aging, and the ambiguous nature of progress in the twentieth century.