Elizabeth Jane Howard - A Dangerous Innocence - **Signed** - 1st/1st

Cooper Artemis

Published by John Murray, London, 2016

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