Summer Half
A Virago Modern Classic
$33.84
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2014
Summary
To his parents’ dismay, Colin Keith - out of the noble but misplaced sense of duty peculiar to high-minded young university graduates - chooses to quit his training for the Bar and take a teaching job at Southbridge School. Little does Colin imagine that he will count among his pupils the demon in human form known as Tony Morland; or that the master’s ravishing, feather-brained daughter Rose will, with her flights of fancy and many admirers, spread chaos throughout school and village. Humorou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844089697 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184408969X |
| Author: | Angela Thirkell |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 133mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself
Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself - Alexander McCall Smith
About The Author
Angela Thirkell
Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) wrote many works of fiction and non-fiction, including twenty-nine ‘Barsetshire’ novels, which won her great popularity and acclaim. The first of these, High Rising, was published in 1933. Her relatives included Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and Stanley Baldwin, and her godfather was JM Barrie. She was twice married and had four children.
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