To the North (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover

Bowen, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014018306X ISBN 13: 9780140183061

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1996

Synopsis

Set in London during the twenties, this fine novel centres on the lives of two young women, the recently widowed Cecilia Summers and her sister-in-law Emmeline. Cecilia, capricious and unable to really love anyone, moves reluctantly towards a second marriage to the kind, passionless Julian Tower. Emmeline, gentle but independent, is surprised to find the calm tenor of her life disturbed by her attraction to the predatory Mark Linkwater. At first she is able to accept their love-affair on Mark's terms but, in the pain of misunderstanding, Emmeline reveals her vulnerability in a violent and tragic act. Through delicate counterpoint, Elizabeth Bowen reveals her insight into the obscure motives that dictate human behaviour and explores the emotional chasm between men and women.

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Review:

-To the North and The Death of the Heart are among the finest novels of her generation.- -V. S. Pritchett-A lavishness of imagination is brought to bear upon small moments, and the writing is of such intensity that a character is revealed in one expression, a way of life disclosed in a single scene.- -Peter Ackroyd, Sunday Times (London)-The worlds Elizabeth Bowen creates are so immediately absorbing . . . so fascinating, that one cannot help wanting more.- -Daily Telegraph "To the North and The Death of the Heart are among the finest novels of her generation." -V. S. Pritchett"A lavishness of imagination is brought to bear upon small moments, and the writing is of such intensity that a character is revealed in one expression, a way of life disclosed in a single scene." -Peter Ackroyd, Sunday Times (London)"The worlds Elizabeth Bowen creates are so immediately absorbing . . . so fascinating, that one cannot help wanting more." -Daily Telegraph To the North and The Death of the Heart are among the finest novels of her generation. V. S. Pritchett A lavishness of imagination is brought to bear upon small moments, and the writing is of such intensity that a character is revealed in one expression, a way of life disclosed in a single scene. Peter Ackroyd, Sunday Times (London) The worlds Elizabeth Bowen creates are so immediately absorbing . . . so fascinating, that one cannot help wanting more. Daily Telegraph"

Book Description:

The fourth novel by Elizabeth Bowen, described by the Guardian as 'One of the last century's greatest woman writers'

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 014018306X
• ISBN 13: 9780140183061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256