Elizabeth Jane Howard - A Dangerous Innocence - **Signed** - 1st/1st
Cooper Artemis
From Saffron Books, Ely, Cambridgeshire., United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 28 May 2015
From Saffron Books, Ely, Cambridgeshire., United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 28 May 2015
About this Item
An unread copy direct from the publisher, signed 'Artemis Cooper' to the title page. Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923-2014) wrote brilliant novels about what love can do to people, but the lasting relationship she sought so ardently alway eluded her. After the collapse of her first marriage to the naturalist Peter Scott, Jane embarked on a string of high-profile affairs, C. Day-Lewis, Arthur Koestler and Laurie Lee were among her lovers, and how Jane turned into a literary femme fatale provides a fascinating insight into pre-feminist history. Yet her image of sophistication hid a romantic innocence which clouded her judgement. A second marriage was almost over when she met Kingsley Amis, and for a few years they were a brilliant and glamourous couple - until that union also disintergrated. She settled in Suffolk, but her turbulent love life was not over yet. In her early seventies Jane fell for a conman. His unmasking was the final disillusion and inspired one of her most powerful novels, Falling. Seller Inventory # 003091
Bibliographic Details
Title: Elizabeth Jane Howard - A Dangerous ...
Publisher: John Murray, London
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Illustrated with Photographs
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New, Not Price Clipped
Signed: Signed Without Inscription
Edition: First Edition/First Printing.
Book Type: Book
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