The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen - ISBN: 9780385721257
Paperback
Secrets unfold in a Paris house, changing two children forever.

The House in Paris

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    9 April 2002

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Summary

One of Elizabeth Bowen’s most artful and psychologically acute novels, The House in Paris is a timeless masterpiece of nuance and atmosphere, and represents the very best of Bowen’s celebrated oeuvre.

When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers’ well-appointed house in Paris, she is prepared to spend her day between trains looked after by an old friend of her grandmother’s. Henrietta longs to see a few sights in the foreign city; little does she know what fascinatin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780385721257
ISBN-10:0385721250
Author:Elizabeth Bowen
Publisher:Alfred A. Knopf
Imprint:Alfred A. Knopf
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:9 April 2002
Weight:215g
Dimensions:201mm x 133mm x 17mm
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Critics Review

“Her most atmospheric book … very eerie and richly descriptive.” –Daily Telegraph (London)“Bowen has flashes of the authentic Jamesian subtlety … [and] her own disturbing, searching presentation of complex human relationships… . Strikingly terse and original.” –The Christian Science Monitor“A compelling story, inspired with a deep insight into human nature.” –Times Literary Supplement (London)“The tenderest book she has written… . Such a beautiful piece of work that while you are reading it, it is as if a picture you were watching came to life… . A magical performance.” –The New Republic

About The Author

Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899. She wrote many acclaimed short stories and novels, including The Heat of the Day, The Death of the Heart, The Last September,and Eva Trout. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1948. She died in 1973.

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