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1	Heat of the Day more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist In World War II London, Stella Rodney's lover, Robert Kelway, is transmitting English government documents to the Germans. Stella discovers the truth when an associate of Robert's tries to blackmail her: if she becomes his mistress, he will not reveal the truth about Robert. After Robert's death--a probable suicide--Stella tries to find the truth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Death of the Heart more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist Thomas and Anna Quayne have a long, childless, emotionally sterile marriage. When Thomas's teenage half-sister, Portia, comes to stay with them, she disrupts everything by falling in love with an irresponsible young man who rejects her. Portia also discovers that Anna has been reading her diary, in which Portia exposes the foibles of the adults in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The House in Paris more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist In this classic, strongly plotted novel of innocence, passion, and love, the presence of two children--Henrietta and Leopold--in an old, narrow house in Paris is gradually explained. The story told is that of Karen Michaelis, who, a decade before, strove to escape her intellectually stagnant and unemotional family. Engaged to one man, she becomes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Last September more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist In this novel that mingles the personal with the political, Lois Farquar lives in "Danielstown", a manor house that strongly resembles Bowen's Court, where Bowen grew up. Attempting to escape her constricted upper-class world, which chooses to ignore "the Troubles," Lois becomes engaged to a British officer stationed in Ireland. When he is killed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| first editions
5	A world of love more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist A packet of letters, found in an attic, leads a young girl into the world of love. The attic is in Montefort, a corroding country house in County Cork, which harbours a group of people held together by odd ties of kinship or habit, and haunted by the memory of its former owner who was killed in France as a young man. At Montefort, under the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	To the North more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist A young widow and her sister-in-law find themselves involved with unsuitable men. Set in London during the 20s, Elizabeth Bowen's "To the North" was described by V. S. Pritchett as one of the finest novels of the author's generation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Eva Trout: Or Changing Scenes more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist A rich, unloved woman given to dangerous fantasies, Eva Trout attracts trouble. In this social comedy, Elizabeth Bowen creates one of her most memorable characters. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The collected stories of Elizabeth Bowen more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist Throughout these 79 stories - of love, childhood, of English middle-class life in the 1920s and 30s, of London during the Blitz - the author combines social comedy and reportage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The demon lover, and other stories. by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist see all copies from $25.00! first editions
10	The Sunbeam and the Wave more books like this by Harriet Elizabeth Hamilton, Connie Bowen (Illustrator) add to wishlist Two friends, Sunbeam and Wave, learn that they are each part of something greater than themselves. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $10.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Bowen's Court more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist Bowen writes her autobiography, with emphasis on the relatives who lived in the ancestral home, Bowen's Court. see all copies from $9.60! first editions
12	The Little Girls more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist In 1914 they had been 11 years old; three girls at St Agatha's, a day school on the South Coast. Fifty years later, Dinah, beautiful as ever, advertises in the newspapers to find the other two - Clare, now established with a successful business, and Sheila, a married woman, glossy and correct. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The hotel more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist The hotel on the Italian Riviera is full of women. The plot is revolves around everyday occurences and recreates the stifling atmosphere of a drawing room, where too much and too little is said. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.78! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Eva Trout. by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist Eva Trout has a capacity for making trouble, attracting trouble and for spreading trouble around her. This book was the author's last completed novel, first published in 1968. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.58! \| first editions \| SVS
15	The Heritage of British Literature more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions
16	English novelists more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist see all copies from $2.66! first editions
17	The Mulberry Tree: Writings of Elizabeth Bowen more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen, Hermione Lee (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $43.12! \| first editions
18 view cover	People, Places, Things more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen, Allan Hepburn add to wishlist Throughout her career, Elizabeth Bowen, the Anglo-Irish novelist and short story writer, also wrote literary essays that display a shrewd, generous intelligence. Always sensitive to underlying tensions, she evokes the particular climate of countries and places in "Hungary," "Prague and the Crisis," and "Bowen's Court." In "Britain in Autumn," she ... see all copies from $26.91! new only from $33.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Bazaar and Other Stories more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen, Allan Hepburn (Editor) add to wishlist A prolific writer of short stories, Elizabeth Bowen claimed towards the end of her life that "a story deals in the not-yet-thought-of but always possible." Covering a range of situations - broken engagements, encounters with ghosts, brushes with crime - these stories demonstrate the virtuosity of technique that characterizes all of Bowen's writing ... see all copies from $21.95! new only from $28.37! \| SVS
20	Pictures and conversations more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $916.32! \| first editions
21	Coll Stories E. Bowen more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen, Angus Wilson (Introduction by) add to wishlist Bowen's stories are celebrated for their economical characterizations, their bold exploration of emotional states, and their analytical but deeply sympathetic treatment of alienated human beings in a world they struggle desperately to understand. This volume collects all 79 of her short works. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22	V296 Col Stor E.Bowen more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist Bowen's stories are celebrated for their economical characterizations, their bold exploration of emotional states, and their analytical but deeply sympathetic treatment of alienated human beings in a world they struggle desperately to understand. This volume collects all 79 of her short works. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Coll Stories Bowen PB more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen, Angus Wilson (Introduction by) add to wishlist Bowen's stories are celebrated for their economical characterizations, their bold exploration of emotional states, and their analytical but deeply sympathetic treatment of alienated human beings in a world they struggle desperately to understand. This volume collects all 79 of her short works. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.85!
24 view cover	Michelin Green Guide Ireland more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen (Editor), Michael Ivory (Editor) add to wishlist Including hotel and restaurant selections, this "Green Guide" to Ireland features a principal sights map, practical information and star-rated sights. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.07! \| SVS
25	Collected impressions more books like this by Elizabeth Bowen add to wishlist see all copies from $12.00! first editions

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