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1	The Great Fire more books like this by Shirley Hazzard This is Hazzard's first novel since "The Transit of Venus," which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. The conflagration of her title is the Second World War. In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn, from their past, to dream again. Today Show Book Club #16 see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Transit of Venus more books like this by Shirley Hazzard The life stories of two sisters who leave Australia for England and America as young women. Both have love affairs, marriages, and and families in their new worlds, and it is the history of their domestic and love lives that makes up the greater part of this tale. Considered Hazzard's finest novel, TRANSIT OF VENUS was a winner of the National ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Greene on Capri: A Memoir more books like this by Shirley Hazzard The isle of Capri off the coast of Naples has been a home to artists, writers, and political figures since ancient times. The author of this memoir brings to life the literary aspects of life in Capri by recounting her friendship with the English novelist and screenwriter Graham Greene, whom she and her husband met there in the 1960s. They ... see all copies from $3.91! new only from $7.77! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Bay of Noon more books like this by Shirley Hazzard Long out of print, Shirley Hazzard's classic novel of love and memory A young Englishwoman working in Naples, Jenny comes to Italy fleeing a history that threatened to undo her. Alone in the fabulously ruined city, she idly follows up a letter of introduction from an acquaintance and so changes her life forever. Through the letter, she meets ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Evening of the Holiday more books like this by Shirley Hazzard A love story involving an American tourist in Italy. Sophie, a middle-aged woman on a holiday, meets and is pursued by Tancredi, a married Italian architect. She resists him at first but eventually gives in without much enthusiasm. Slowly and with remarkably little passion, the couple falls in love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	People in glass houses more books like this by Shirley Hazzard Only those who keep their wit and affections about them will survive the mass conditioning of the Organization, where confusion solemnly rules and conformity is king. As in our world itself, humanity prevails in the courage, love, and laughter of singular spirits--of men and women for whom life is an adventure no Organization can quell, and whose ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Transit of Venus: 2 more books like this by Shirley Hazzard The life stories of two sisters who leave Australia for England and America as young women. Both have love affairs, marriages, and and families in their new worlds, and it is the history of their domestic and love lives that makes up the greater part of this tale. Considered Hazzard's finest novel, TRANSIT OF VENUS was a winner of the National ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
8	Cliffs of Fall: And Other Stories more books like this by Shirley Hazzard From the author of "The Great Fire," a collection of stories about love and acceptance, expectations and disappointmentShirley Hazzard's stories are sharp, sensitive portrayals of moments of crisis. Whether they are set in the Italian countryside or suburban Connecticut, the stories deal with real people and real problems.In the title piece, a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Defeat of an Ideal: A Study of the Self-Destruction of the United Nations more books like this by Shirley Hazzard see all copies from $24.75! signed copies \| first editions
10	Countenance of Truth: 2 more books like this by Shirley Hazzard A polemical history of the United Nations. Hazzard describes the founding of the organization and gives a careful account of its day-to-day workings. Originally written for the New Yorker at the time of the Waldheim crisis, Hazzard examines Waldheim's career in detail and concludes that his presence at the head of the U.N. amounts to a betrayal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Cliffs of Fall more books like this by Shirley Hazzard From the author of "The Great Fire," a collection of stories about love and acceptance, expectations and disappointmentShirley Hazzard's stories are sharp, sensitive portrayals of moments of crisis. Whether they are set in the Italian countryside or suburban Connecticut, the stories deal with real people and real problems.In the title piece, a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	People in glass houses; portraits from organization life. by Shirley Hazzard see all copies from $8.00! first editions
13	The Bay of Noon: 2 more books like this by Shirley Hazzard see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
14	City of Secrets more books like this by Jed Fielding, Nan Richardson, Shirley Hazzard These extraordinary images, the product of twenty years spent photographing in the streets of Naples, constitute a major body of work by an important American photographer. Fielding's unforgettable portraits are illuminated by an insightful essay contributed by photographer Nan Richardsonl. see all copies from $17.96! new only from $33.92! \| first editions
15	Cliffs of Fall: 2and Other Stories by Shirley Hazzard Whether she is describing a bettersweet love affair between a young girl and a married man, or the struggles of a young widow in search of a new life, Shirley Hazzard creates moving, evocative stories. These are written with subtlety, humor, and a keen understanding of the relations between men and women. see all copies from $2.41! first editions
16	Doctor Who #122: The Massacre more books like this by Shirley Hazzard The life stories of two sisters who leave Australia for England and America as young women. Both have love affairs, marriages, and and families in their new worlds, and it is the history of their domestic and love lives that makes up the greater part of this tale. Considered Hazzard's finest novel, TRANSIT OF VENUS was a winner of the National ... see all copies from $1.99!
17	The Evening of the Holiday: 2 more books like this by Shirley Hazzard A love story involving an American tourist in Italy. Sophie, a middle-aged woman on a holiday, meets and is pursued by Tancredi, a married Italian architect. She resists him at first but eventually gives in without much enthusiasm. Slowly and with remarkably little passion, the couple falls in love. see all copies from $1.99!
18	People in Glass Houses: 2 more books like this by Shirley Hazzard All kinds of people work in the Organization's glass house. There is Algie Wyatt, who speaks three languages, Olaf Jaspersen, who falls in and out of love, and Mr. Bekkus, who decides who can be part of the Organization. Of these eight colorful stories, one surprising character emerges: the Organization itself. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Countenance of truth : the United Nations and the Waldheim case more books like this by Shirley Hazzard see all copies from $2.00! signed copies \| first editions
20	The bay of noon; a novel. more books like this by Shirley Hazzard see all copies from $5.80! first editions
21	Countenance of Truth more books like this by Shirley Hazzard A polemical history of the United Nations. Hazzard describes the founding of the organization and gives a careful account of its day-to-day workings. Originally written for the New Yorker at the time of the Waldheim crisis, Hazzard examines Waldheim's career in detail and concludes that his presence at the head of the U.N. amounts to a betrayal ... see all copies from $7.50!
22	People in Glass House more books like this by Shirley Hazzard Only those who keep their wit and affections about them will survive the mass conditioning of the Organization, where confusion solemnly rules and conformity is king. As in our world itself, humanity prevails in the courage, love, and laughter of singular spirits--of men and women for whom life is an adventure no Organization can quell, and whose ... see all copies from $1.99!
23	The Ancient Shore: Dispatches from Naples more books like this by Shirley Hazzard, Francis Steegmuller Born in Australia, Shirley Hazzard first moved to Naples as a young woman in the 1950s to take up a job with the United Nations. It was the beginning of a long love affair with the city. Battered by World War II, Naples would remain for decades one of the most violent and impoverished places in Italy, but in its passion, vivacity, and beauty, the ... see all copies from $7.50! first editions
24	Winter's Tales 21 by Muriel Spark A. D. Maclean (Ed. ) Shirley Hazzard, Rebecca West, Others see all copies from $10.00! first editions

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