The Story of Stanley Brent
- 75 stránok
- 3 hodiny čítania
Elizabeth Berridge Knihy
Elizabeth Berridge je autorkou deviatich románov a poviedok, ktoré sa často zameriavajú na život v londýnskych predmestiach a každodenné skúsenosti bežných ľudí. Jej štýl sa vyznačuje precíznym pozorovaním a prenikavým pohľadom na psychológiu postáv. Berridge sa vo svojej tvorbe často venuje témam spoločenských zmien a osobných hľadaní v povojnovej Británii. Jej diela, ako napríklad zbierka poviedok publikovaná v roku 1947, predstavujú cenný vhľad do britskej spoločnosti svojej doby.
Tell it to a Stranger
- 224 stránok
- 8 hodin čítania
A collection of short stories first published in 1947 when Elizabeth Berridge was 28.
This is a timely reissue of a 1960s novel that deals with the lingering trauma of the Second World War and the dark secrets that families carry, as well as being an early advocate of environmental issues, which chime with such resonance fifty years later.
Across the Common
- 192 stránok
- 7 hodin čítania
Louise returns to the house where she grew up, The Hollies. It's a refuge for the vanishing series: The Great British Aunt. There is Aunt Seraphina, who steals cuttings from under the park-keeper's nose; Aunt Rosa, who has only one eye but can hurl a cushion as straight as a die; and Aunt Cissie in her wheelchair, tiny and malevolent. Together, they probe the secrets hidden by family pride and home truths that have been conveniently forgotten...
