| Forfatter: | Zora Neale Hurston , Kate O'Brien , Willa Cather , Angela Carter , Rosamond Lehmann , Vita Sackville-West , Elizabeth Von Arnim , Elaine Dundy , E.M. Delafield og Edith Wharton |
| Innbinding: | Heftet |
| Utgivelsesår: | 2003 |
| Forlag: | Time Warner books |
| Språk: | Engelsk |
| Serie: | Virago modern classics |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780356234960 |
| Kategori: | Romaner |
Omtale Virago modern classics
The box contains 10 books. Their eyes were watching God / Zora N. Hurston: Janie Starck is a woman with dreams, but her grandmother knows those dreams will only get her into trouble, for "De nigger woman is de mule ha de world". The ante-room / Kate O'Brien: Ireland, 1880. Teresa Mulqueen is dying. Beneath the gloom of her household, is a spark that is threatening to destroy the composure of the family. My Ántonia / Willa Cather: The novel immortalises the beautiful, wild-eyed immigrant girl who has haunted Jim Burden all his life. The magic toyshop / Angela Carter: Melanie's family is drabbed by an accident. Disaster ensues, transporting Melanie from rural comfort to London. Invitation to waltz / Rosamond Lehmann: The novel explores the daydreams and miseries of a young girl, on the threshold of life. No signposts in the sea / Vita Sackville-West: Edmund Carr learns that he has only a short time to live, and he takes a passage on a ship to an unknown destination. The enchanted April / Elizabeth von Arnim: A discreet advertisement lures four women away to San Salvatore, a castle high above a bay in sunny Italy. The dud avocado / Elaine Dundy: This is the story of Sally Jay's rite of passage. The diary of a provincial lady / E.M. Dalafield: Contains in addition to the title story, the stories The provincial lady goes further, The provincial lady in America and The provincial lady in wartime. The age of innocence / Edith Wharton: Set in upper-class New York, Newland Archer awaits his marriage to May Welland.