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Bowen's Court describes the history of one Anglo-Irish family in County Cork from the Cromwellian settlement until 1959, when Elizabeth Bowen was forced to sell the family house she loved. Bowen reviews ten generations of her family, representatives of the Protestant Irish gentry whose lives were dominated by property, lawsuits, formidable matriarchs, violent conflicts, hunting, drinking, and self-destructive fantasies.
Seven Winters recalls with endearing candour Bowen's family and her Dublin childhood as seen through the eyes of a child who could not read till she was seven and who fed her imagination only on sights and sounds.
Seven Winters recalls with endearing candour Bowen's family and her Dublin childhood as seen through the eyes of a child who could not read till she was seven and who fed her imagination only on sights and sounds.
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"Interesting, beautiful and important" (New Statesman)
"She startles us by sheer originality of mind and boldness of sensibility into seeking our world afresh" (V.S. Pritchett)
"Thrillingly convoluted" (Guardian)
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"She startles us by sheer originality of mind and boldness of sensibility into seeking our world afresh" (V.S. Pritchett)
"Thrillingly convoluted" (Guardian)
'Bowen had a genius for conveying the reader straight into the most powerful and complex regions of the heart. On that terrain, she was bold, empathetic and merciless' - New York Times
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- PublisherThe Collins Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1898256446
- ISBN 13 9781898256441
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages460
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Book Description First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Minor browning to the pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xvi, 459 p.: ill.; 21 cm. Subjects: Bowen, Elizabeth 1899-1973 Family. Bowen (Family) History. Bowen's Court. Ireland History. Cork (Ireland: County) History. Cork (Ireland: County) Social life and customs. Genre: History. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 327226
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