About this title: 'A very good novel indeed about the fragility and also the tenacity of love' commented the "Spectator" about this 1953 novel by Dorothy Whipple, which was ignored fifty years ago because 'editors are going mad for action and passion' (as she was told by her publisher). But this last novel by a writer whose books had previously been bestsellers is outstandingly good by any standards. Apparently 'a fairly ordinary tale about the destruction of a happy marriage' (Nina Bawden in the Preface) yet 'it makes compulsive reading' in its description of an ordinary family ('Ellen was that unfashionable ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd
Date Published: 2008-09-01
ISBN-13:9781906462000ISBN:1906462003
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781906462000. read more
Edition: reprint ed
Binding: softcover
Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780953478026ISBN:0953478025
Description: Very Good+/Very Good+ 8vo, rear upper corner of bookcover and dust jacket bumped, plain gray covers with color patterned endpapers, a novel, 413 pages + matching bookmark. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hard Back/Hardcover
Publisher: John Murray, London, UK
Date Published: 1953
Description: Good ++/Very Good. No Dustjacket. 7 1/2" Tall. 303 pages. No dustjacket. Light green hardback binding-colour-faded spine and spine-junctions. Light wear to spine-ends & boards' corners. Light browning to page-edges & endpapers o.w. contents very clean. read more
Description: Like New. 1999-Paperback-May contain minor shelf-wear. Otherwise, volume un-read and in "As-New" condition. -Used-Like New-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd
Date Published: 1999-03-22
ISBN-13:9780953478026ISBN:0953478025
Description: New. Gift Condition, Priority Shipping recommended for prompt delivery by USPS when offered, Delivery Confirmation on all domestic items where available. read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PERSEPHONE BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780953478026ISBN:0953478025
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 'a very good novel indeed' (spectator), first published in 1953, about an englishman's tragic destruction of his previously happy marriage. preface by nina bawden. edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781906462000ISBN:1906462003
Description: Very Good. Very good, never read-books may have a tear, creasing, or other small defect. Generally, very good condition. No.1 BESTSELLERS-great prices, friendly customer service-usually dispatched within 24 hrs. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781906462000ISBN:1906462003
Description: Good. Good, never read-books may have a tear, creasing, or other defect. Apart from this, good condition. No.1 BESTSELLERS-great prices, friendly customer service-usually dispatched within 24 hrs. read more
Edition: 1st Popular Book Club Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: The Popular Book Club, London England
Date Published: 1954
Description: Very Good/Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall Hadrback Hardback. Very slight foxing to edge. Small tear to top edge of spine of D/J. Here we have a man, happily married for twenty years, prosperous and with a devoted wife and adoring family who permits himself, almost unconsciously, to be led by an emotional and rather unscrupulous French girl into a path which can only lead to disaster for all. 288 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical ... read more
Description: Published by N/A in 1970. Hardback without Dust jacket. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY 1970 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. MURRAY
Date Published: 1953
Description: Published by J. Murray in 1953. Hardback without Dust jacket. Number of pages: 303. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Popular Book Club, London
Date Published: 1954
Description: Very Good+ in Poor jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. HB, yellow boards in pictorial DJ, cover art by G R Boldew, VG+/VG, 288pp. Relationship drama and culture clash between happily married Englishman, a manipulative French girl and the man's wife. Light rubbing, creasing to edges and spine ends of unclipped DJ, now covered in archival film. Book has minor rubbing to spine ends and edges, light bumps to corners of boards, inside has age browning to extremities, else square and tight with no other ... read more
"A wonderful character study of a family and its end. The female characters,in particular, provided a great snapshot of this era of women's history. Part of my could not get over how truly horrible and selfish Louise was, though I've known people very similiar to her. Of course, I have yet to be disappointed by a Persephone book, so my liking it is no real surprise."
"This book told a story of a young family that goes from blissful enjoyment to unease and bitterness after a young french woman infiltrates the family, dividing husband from wife and kids. Both the emotions and the resilience of the characters is very well portrayed, although none of the characters really open up to the reader. This was an extremely quick read- I finished it in a day."
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