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Sto caricando le informazioni... An Avenue of Stonedi Pamela Hansford Johnson
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. The title An Avenue of Stone evokes the image of a Victorian cemetery, with its sepulchral monuments lining the path to a grave. Or perhaps a road hemmed in by stone walls: cold and continuous, without diversion or contrast, and from which there is no possible means of escape, so that the only possible path is forward. Both images capture the idea of the book. The allusion is to old age, and the story explores one woman's desperation as she considers that relentless journey with its unavoidable destination. Continued ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieHelena Trilogy (2)
An Avenue of Stone is part of a trilogy (including also Too Dear for My Possessing and A Summer to Decide) which describes the life of Claud Pickering; but each novel is complete in itself and can be read independently. In this, the central figure is Claud's stepmother, Lady Helena Archer, at one time an actress, who is now growing old but still has enough vitality and character to hold off the realization of old age. The story of her relationships, emotional and often stormy, with her family and her friends during the later years of World War II and the beginnings of peace, is a remarkable study of an ageing woman, and a shrewd appraisal of the people she meets - in different ways so typical of their time. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.91Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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