Loving
by Henry Green
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Seller
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West Molesey, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Brand new hardback as published by The Folio Society. The book will be delivered to you in the publisher's undisturbed shrink-wrapping. The condition of both book and slip case is 'New'. As to technical aspects, the book is bound in cloth, blocked with a design by Christopher Corr. Set in Clifford. The book has 240 pages and 8 colour illustrations. Book size in inches is 9.0 x 6.25. As to the content, The Folio Society sets the scene thus: the novel is set in Ireland during the Second World War. 'Loving' describes life above and below stairs in Kinalty Castle, an isolated Gothic pile. Henry Green surveys this cosseted world with humour and unsentimental affection. Downstairs, the servants¿ boredom is relieved by shifting rivalries, alliances and desires - not to mention a missing sapphire ring, the unfortunate demise of a peacock and the discovery of an illicit affair. Meanwhile upstairs, Lady Tennant laments the burden of untrustworthy staff as her daughter-in-law Violet guards a guilty secret. All the while war rumbles in the distance, and although the inhabitants of Kinalty are relatively safe, there are rumours of a German invasion, fears for relatives in England and the sudden departure of a young servant. A modern classic brought to life with illustrations by Christopher Corr.
Synopsis
Henry Green was the pen name of Henry Vincent Yorke. He was born in 1905 at the family home of his parents, near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England, and was educated at Eton and Oxford. He worked at the family engineering firm for most of his life and pursued a parallel career as a novelist. He married in 1928 and had one son. During WWII he served in the London Fire Brigade. He died in December 1973.
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- Bookseller
- Dartmouth Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3841Loving
- Title
- Loving
- Author
- Henry Green
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Folio Society hardbacks;
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About the Seller
Dartmouth Books
Biblio member since 2020
West Molesey, Surrey
About Dartmouth Books
Internet bookshop run by a bibliophile who set up Dartmouth Books while living in Dartmouth, Devon. We keep our stocks of books stored in dust-free, heated, large scale and secure storage units.
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