Search Results for: “elizabeth bowen”

It was an exciting time for young women of the 1920s as they embraced liberation from the pre World War I traditions of their mothers. In the mild Mediterranean climate...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew writers have captured the tremors of ordinary life with such devastating precision as Elizabeth Bowen, and The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen stands...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Good. Page Condition: good. Markings: remainder mark. Binding condition: Good. Elizabeth Bowen stands as one of the twentieth century's most luminous prose stylists, and this...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTwo of Elizabeth Bowen's most intimate and enduring works of non-fiction are united in this volume,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerEnglish Novelists presents a discerning overview of the rich tradition of English fiction, offering incisive commentary on the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsElizabeth Bowen's A World Of Love is a poignant novel that captures the complexities of human relationships and the enduring...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Set against the shadow-laden streets of wartime London during the Blitz, The Heat...

Author: A. A. Phillips,Binding: HardbackPublisher: Melbourne, Australia International Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerResponses: Selected Writings compiles the incisive observations of Elizabeth Bowen, a...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsLondon, 1942: bombs fall nightly, and in the smouldering ruins of a city at war, a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsElizabeth Bowen's A Time In Rome presents a captivating journey through the Eternal City, seen through...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the sun-scorched landscape of rural Ireland, a household is haunted — not by ghosts, but by the lingering, suffocating...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Heat of the Day is a novel set during World War II, exploring themes of love, betrayal,...

Uncovering the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the author's grandparents - the critically acclaimed biography with never-before-seen letters detailing the affair. For readers who were swept up...

Reports and dispatches from Ireland's finest writers: the first-ever anthology of Irish reportage. Alongside its world-famous tradition of great fiction, Ireland has a less well known but thrilling tradition of...

Over half of the short stories written during this century have been writen by women. This book is an anthology of British women's short stories and authors represented include Rebecca...

Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the throne, is flat broke. She's bolted Scotland, her greedy brother, and her fish-faced betrothed for London. The place where she'll...

Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugenie, 34th in line for the throne, is flat broke. She's bolted Scotland, her greedy brother, and her fish-faced betrothed for London. The place where she'll...

These remarkable short stories from the 1940s and 50s depict women and men caught between the pull of personal desires and profound social change. From a remote peninsula in Cornwall...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Author: Jasper RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life and reign of Elizabeth I, one of England's most iconic monarchs....

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: William Shawcross Format: Hardback...

"Sesali Bowen is poised to give Black feminism the rejuvenation it needs. Her trendsetting writing and commentary reaches across experiences and beyond respectability. I and so many Black girls still...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Author: Rhys Bowen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Sarah Gristwood Format: Hardback...

This black-on-black book brings together over 20 years of Deanna Bowen's commitment to the excavation and recontextualization of colonial legacies-particularly those which implicate her family history and the Black diaspora...

Author: Alison PlowdenBinding: HardbackPublished: M, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'Elizabeth Regina 1588-1603' presents a compelling historical account of the final fifteen years of Queen Elizabeth I's remarkable...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis historical biography, Fanfare For Elizabeth, vividly chronicles the early life of Queen Elizabeth I, painting a detailed portrait of...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Sarah Gristwood celebrates the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II and how her enduring popularity was tantamount to her many supporters. The twists and turns of her life follow her teenage...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerJo Manton's Elizabeth Garrett Anderson chronicles the extraordinary life of Britain's first qualified female physician and...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Author: G. W. Groos (translation)Binding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Diary Of Baron Waldstein: A Traveller In Elizabethan England, chronicles...

Author: Natasha Bowen Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 A powerful YA debut infused with west African mythological creatures and Gods, perfect for fans of The Gilded Ones....

Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biography...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series ' "Oh, my dear, relations are like drugs, - useful sometimes, and even pleasant, if taken in...

Few relationships fire our imagination like that of Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester, Robert Dudley?the love affair immortalized in Philippa Gregory's "The Virgin's Lover"?but nearly fifty years have...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

'At last I read her books, reminding myself to breathe, wondering if her characters could extricate themselves from her finely spun web of psychological torment. I seized my chance to...