Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Lolly Willowes, so gentle and accommodating, has depths no one suspects. When she suddenly announces that she is leaving London and moving, alone, to the depths of the countryside, her overbearing relatives are horrified. But Lolly has a greater, far darker calling than family: witchcraft.-
Metamorphosis
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White Nights
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The Nutcracker
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The Library of Babel
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The Lottery
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Of Mice and Men
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Letters to a Young Poet
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Snow Country
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The Fall
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The Masque of the Red Death
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The Prophet
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Chess
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Lady Susan
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Dream Story
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The Imitation of the Rose
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A Spy In The House Of Love
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The Enchanted April
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The Cossacks
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About Love
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Big Blonde
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Cosmicomics
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A Child's Christmas in Wales
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Passing
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The Star-Child
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Hell Screen
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Of Ghosts and Goblins
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Babette's Feast
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The Awakening
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My Friend Maigret
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Street Haunting
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Territory of Light
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
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The Gift of the Magi
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Reginald's Christmas Revel
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Nabokov's Dozen
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Summer
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The Snow Queen
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Death in Midsummer
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The Queen Of Spades
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
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Bliss
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Moonlight
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Shooting an Elephant
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Calypso in London
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Babylon Revisited
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Bonjour Tristesse
The book I'll be pressing into people's hands forever is Lolly Willowes . . Starting as a straightforward, albeit beautifully written family saga, it tips suddenly into extraordinary, lucid wildness -- Helen Macdonald * The New York Times Book Review *
A great shout of life and individuality ... an act of defiance that gladdens the soul -- Justine Jordan * Guardian *
My comfort read -- Tracey Thorn
A great shout of life and individuality ... an act of defiance that gladdens the soul -- Justine Jordan * Guardian *
My comfort read -- Tracey Thorn
Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978) grew up in rural Devonshire before moving to London and writing her debut novel, Lolly Willowes (1926). With her partner Valentine Ackland, she was active in the Communist Party and served in the Red Cross during the Spanish Civil War. Her novels include Mr Fortune's Maggot, The True Heart, Summer Will Show, After the Death of Don Juan, The Corner That Held Them and The Flint Anchor.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241573785 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241573785 |
| Title | Lolly Willowes |
| Author | Sylvia Townsend Warner |
| Series | Little Clothbound Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |