Summer In February
$35.95
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
20 March 1996
Summary
Sir Alfred Munnings, retiring President of the Royal Academy, chooses the 1949 Annual Banquet to launch a savage attack on Modern Art. The effect of his diatribe is doubly shocking, leaving not only his distinguished audience gasping but also many people tuning in to the BBC’s live radio broadcast. But as he approaches the end of his assault, the speech suddenly dissolves into incoherence when he stumbles over a name - a name he normally takes such pains to avoid - that takes him back forty y…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349107462 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349107467 |
| Author: | Jonathan Smith |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 20 March 1996 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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an engrossing and surprisingly dark novel… - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
This is a book rich in incident and richer still in its subtle and intricate analysis of emotional depths. It is also a meticulous re-creation of artistic life near the beginning of this century. - THE TIMESImaginative. - DAILY MIRRORSubtle and affecting, a tender Edwardian love story. - GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGan engrossing and surprisingly dark novel… - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHThis is a book rich in incident and richer still in its subtle and intricate analysis of emotional depths. It is also a meticulous re-creation of artistic life near the beginning of this century. - THE TIMESImaginative. - DAILY MIRRORSubtle and affecting, a tender Edwardian love story. - GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGAbout The Author
Jonathan Smith
Jonathan Smith was educated at St John’s College Cambridge and has subsequently been a schoolmaster in Scotland, Australia and Tonbridge. He has also established a reputation as a distinguished radio dramatist.
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