Long Summer Day
the first in the magnificent saga trilogy
$27.03
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
6 June 2007
Summary
Long Summer Day: An Age of Innocence
1902-1911
An age of innocence and hope.
Before the storm clouds roll over Europe.
As Paul Craddock recovers from his Boer War injuries, he starts to plan a new life. As soon as he is able he invests all he has in a remote but beautiful estate in Devon, determined to make something wonderful of the place and to be at the heart of what is most real and most important.
Then he meets Grace, beautiful a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340922910 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340922915 |
| Series: | A Horseman Riding By |
| Author: | R.F. Delderfield |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 6 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 44mm |
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Critics Review
‘Sheer, wonderful storytelling’
Mr Delderfield’s manner is easy, modest, heartwarming - Evening Standard
R F Delderfield is a born storyteller - Sunday MirrorSheer, wonderful storytelling - Chicago Tribune‘It is always a pleasure to read R F Delderfield, because he never seems to be ashamed of writing well’ - Books and BookmenHighly recommended. Combines tension with a splendid sense of atmosphere and vivid characterisation. An excellent read - Sunday ExpressHe built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett - Life MagazineAbout The Author
R.F. Delderfield
R F Delderfield was born in South London in 1912. He was a journalist, playwright and a highly successful novelist, renowned for brilliantly portraying slices of English life. With the publication of his first saga, A Horseman Riding By, he became one of Britain’s most popular and enduring authors.
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