Isbn: 9780860683728 - the reef (virago modern classics) (14 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The Reef (Virago Modern Classics) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0860683729. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 368 pages. 7.87x5.04x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Anna Leath is a young widow, an American living in France. Behind her lies an arid marriage and a life deeply influenced by the rigid code of Old New York. Ahead lies new hope: a chance encounter in London with George Darrow, the first love of her youth, has left her awakened, disturbed. Anna returns to her beautiful country chateau to await her future: between two short distances can anything happen to disrupt such promise? But the charming Sophie Viner, governess to Anna's young daughter, holds the key to a secret which comes to reveal that Anna's future - and the very foundation of her life - is fragile where it appears most strong.…

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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine takes the age of this paperback into account; 1983. Marilyn French's brilliant introduction and the publisher - Virago - took advantage of the renewed interest in the great Edith Wharton. This has slight flaw; a former owner's neat signature and blind stamp. But apart from that it is a nice firm binding and the text block is tight. It is a first edition thus.…

Illustrierte Originalbroschur. Zustand: Wie neu. 3. Auflage. ix, 367 (1) Seiten. Paper Back Good. / No Jacket. 19,6 cm. Guter Zustand. Seiten papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. Aus der Bibliothek der Gräfin Ledebur. A complex, subtle and moving story of the ways in which people torment one another and the awful power of retrospective jealousy PENELOPE LIVELY. - Anna Leath is a young widow, an American living in France. Behind her lies an arid marriage and a life deeply influenced by the rigid code of Old New York. Ahead lies new hope: a chance encounter in London with George Darrow, the first love of her youth, has left her awakened, disturbed. Anna returns to her beautiful country chateau to await her future: between two short distances can anything happen to disrupt such promise? But the charming Sophie Viner, governess to Anna's young daughter, holds the key to a secret which comes to reveal that Anna's future - and the very foundation of her life - is fragile where it appears most strong. - Edith Wharton geborene Edith Newbold Jones (* 24. Januar 1862 in New York City; 11. August 1937 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, Frankreich) war eine amerikanische Romanautorin und Verfasserin von spöttelnden Geschichten über die obere Gesellschaft. Biografie: Edith Wharton wurde als Tochter von George Frederic Jones und Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander in New York City geboren. Sie hatte zwei ältere Brüder, Frederic Rhinelander Jones und Henry Edward Jones. Wharton wurde in eine aristokratische Familie hineingeboren, deren Geschlecht seit 300 Jahren mit New York verbunden war. Ihre Kindheit drehte sich um perfektes Benehmen und die gesellschaftliche Repräsentation. Sie wurde ausschließlich zu Hause mit Hilfe der väterlichen Bibliothek unterrichtet. In ihrem späteren Leben kämpfte sie gegen diese Art der Erziehung und den gesellschaftlichen Zwang. Sie begann früh zu lesen, sich hineinzudenken, daraus Geschichten zu erfinden und diese ihrem aus Europa stammenden Kindermädchen vorzuspielen. Edith heiratete 1885 Edward Robbins Teddy Wharton, einen zwölf Jahre älteren Bankier aus Boston. Gemeinsam bewohnten sie ein Haus in New York, später lebten sie auf Rhode Island und in Massachusetts. Doch sie war nicht glücklich. Sie fand heraus, dass ihr Mann Geld für jüngere Frauen ausgab. Die Ehe zerbrach langsam. Geflüchtet nach Paris begann sie 1908 eine Affaire mit dem für The Times schreibenden Journalisten Morton Fullerton, einem bisexuellen Lebemann. Er war die große Liebe ihres Lebens und durch ihn entwickelte sie sich zu einer sexuell befreiten Frau. Diese Beziehung hielt aber nur drei Jahre. Bald lebte sie alleine in Paris. Ihre eigene Geschichte weckte die Lust am Schreiben. Reale Personen finden sich in ihren Werken wieder. Sie wurde schnell bekannt und konnte als Autorin bequem leben. Whartons erstes Buch, The Decoration of Houses, erschien 1897. 1913 wurde die kinderlose Ehe mit Edward Wharton geschieden. Sie heiratete nie wieder. Stattdessen reiste sie viel, half Flüchtlingen während des Ersten Weltkriegs. Wharton schrieb Berichte über den Krieg für amerikanische Zeitungen. Sie reiste nur noch einmal nach Amerika, um 1920 den Pulitzer-Preis für The Age of Innocence entgegenzunehmen. Viele Intellektuelle ihrer Zeit, unter anderem Theodore Roosevelt, F. Scott Fitzgerald und Ernest Hemingway trafen sich in ihrem Salon, um Gedanken auszutauschen. Wharton pflegte eine innige platonische Freundschaft mit Henry James. Unter ihren Freunden waren Walter Berry und Bernard Berenson, mit denen sie 1913 durch Deutschland reiste. Wharton besaß zwei Häuser in Frankreich, eines im Norden von Paris, eines bei Hyere, St. Claire. Im August 1937 verstarb sie infolge eines Schlaganfalls. Ihr Grab befindet sich auf dem Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles. Auf ihrem Grabstein ist zu lesen: O Crux Ave Spes Unica Heiliges Kreuz, unsere einzige Hoffnung, sei gegrüßt! Literarische Bedeutung: Whartons zentrale Themen waren soziale Konflikte, unterdrückte Sexualität, veraltete gesellschaftliche Strukturen und der Stand der Neureichen. Ih.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Anna Leath is a young widow, an American living in France. Behind her lies an arid marriage and a life deeply influenced by the rigid code of Old New York. Ahead lies new hope: a chance encounter in London with George Darrow, the first love of her youth, has left her awakened, disturbed. Anna returns to her beautiful country chateau to await her future: between two short distances can anything happen to disrupt such promise? But the charming Sophie Viner, governess to Anna's young daughter, holds the key to a secret which comes to reveal that Anna's future - and the very foundation of her life - is fragile where it appears most strong.…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Anna Leath is a young widow, an American living in France. Behind her lies an arid marriage and a life deeply influenced by the rigid code of Old New York. Ahead lies new hope: a chance encounter in London with George Darrow, the first love of her youth, has left her awakened, disturbed. Anna returns to her beautiful country chateau to await her future: between two short distances can anything happen to disrupt such promise But the charming Sophie Viner, governess to Anna's young daughter, holds the key to a secret which comes to reveal that Anna's future - and the very foundation of her life - is fragile where it appears most strong. A novel first published in 1913. George Darrow, a young diplomat en route from London to France, is engaged to be married to a respectable widow, but when she asks for time to prepare her children for the marriage he is unsettled, and embarks on an affair that will affect all their lives. From the author of THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…