The Shadowy Third by Julia Parry

The Shadowy Third by Julia Parry

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Summary

Critically acclaimed, this unique and compelling personal biography uncovers the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the author’s grandparents.

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The Shadowy Third by Julia Parry

Critically acclaimed, this unique and compelling personal biography uncovers the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the authors grandparents.

‘It’s very epistolary and very beautiful, particularly with Bowen’s letters which are astonishingly beautiful, complex and intenseIt’s like reading one of Elizabeth Bowen’s great novels' RSL Christopher Bland Prize


'A fascinating and moving portrait of love, loyalty and infidelity’ Sarah Waters


'Marvellous, gently elegiac, beautifully written, and fascinating' John Banville, New York Review of Books


'Bowen fans will be in her debt' Peter J. Conradi


'As literary discoveries go, it’s a big one' Sunday Times


'An essay of rare sensitivity and intelligent reflection' Telegraph


'Fascinating and poetic' Irish Times


‘A judicious moment-by-moment account of these complicated characters' Spectator

Julia Parry was brought up in West Africa and educated at St Andrews and Oxford. She teaches English literature and has worked as a writer and photographer for a variety of publications and charitable organisations. She splits her time between London and Madrid. The Shadowy Third is her first book. For more information, visit: www.juliaparry.co.uk

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ISBN 13 9780715654491
ISBN 10 0715654497
Title The Shadowy Third
Author Julia Parry
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Duckworth Books
Year published 2022-02-17
Number of pages 384
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