The King of a Rainy Country
By: Brigid Brophy
3.95
Format: 281 pages, Paperback
In this captivating novel the stylish Brigid Brophy portrays the impoverished bohemianism of young …
Want to Read $ 14.99"I told some imprecisely imagined interlocutor that each year I hoped to have outgrown being moved by the autumn and each year I hadn't"-Brigid Brophy, The King of a Rainy Country
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By: Iris Murdoch , Mary Kinzie
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Format: 341 pages, Paperback
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2. Moon Tiger
By: Penelope Lively
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Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The elderly Claudia Hampton, a best-selling author of popular history, lies alone in a London hospi… read more
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"We all act as hinges - fortuitous links between other people."-Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger
"God," she says, 'is an unprincipled bastard, wouldn't you agree?"-Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger
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"Mythology is much better stuff than history. It has form; logic; a message."-Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger
3. Jill
By: Philip Larkin
3.86
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
A subtle and moving account of a young English undergraduate from the provinces, this portrait of O… read more
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4. Invitation to the Waltz
By: Rosamond Lehmann
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Format: 8 pages, Paperback
A diary for her innermost thoughts, a china ornament, a ten-shilling note, and a roll of flame-colo… read more
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5. Quartet in Autumn
By: Barbara Pym
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Format: 186 pages, Paperback
This is the story of four people in late middle-age - Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia - whose chief… read more
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6. Lessico famigliare
By: Natalia Ginzburg , Cesare Garboli
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Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Lessico famigliaree la storia di una famiglia ebrea, quella della stessa scrittrice, che si svolge … read more
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7. All Passion Spent
By: Vita Sackville-West , Victoria Glendinning
3.76
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
In 1860, as a young girl of 17, Lady Slane nurtures a secret, burning ambition--to become an artist… read more
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8. Frost in May
By: Antonia White
4.52
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wou… read more
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9. Starlight
By: Stella Gibbons
3.00
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
Gladys and Annie Barnes are impoverished sisters who have seen better times. They live in a modest … read more
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10. Coming Up for Air
By: George Orwell
4.00
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
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11. The Sandcastle
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Format: 56 pages, Paperback
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12. Keep the Aspidistra Flying
By: George Orwell
4.00
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
London, 1936. Gordon Comstock has declared war on the money god; and Gordon is losing the war. Near… read more
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13. Far from the Madding Crowd
By: Thomas Hardy , Rosemarie Morgan , Shannon Russell
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14. Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
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17. The Fortnight in September
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18. Mistletoe Malice
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19. A Touch of Mistletoe
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20. The King of a Rainy Country
By: Brigid Brophy
3.95
Format: 281 pages, Paperback
In this captivating novel the stylish Brigid Brophy portrays the impoverished bohemianism of young … read more
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"I told some imprecisely imagined interlocutor that each year I hoped to have outgrown being moved by the autumn and each year I hadn't"-Brigid Brophy, The King of a Rainy Country
