The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth Von Arnim
This delightful companion to the famous Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a witty, lyrical account of a rejuvenating summer. Descriptions of magnificent larkspurs and burning nasturtiums give way to those of cooling forest walks - and of clambering up the mud bank when the miller is not in view. Rainy days prompt a little philanthropy, until the sun returns the gardener to the refuge of her beloved plants. Yet the months are not as solitary as she'd planned: there's the Man of Wrath to pacify and the April, May and June babies to amuse. Here, with the pleasing astringency for which she is noted, Elizabeth von Arnim returns to the heroine and the garden she immortalised.
Recreates a Wordsworthian sense of rapturous awe * - Deborah Kellerway *
An intriguing portrait of a complex and frustrated woman * The TIMES *
An intriguing portrait of a complex and frustrated woman * The TIMES *
Elizabeth von Arnim was born in 1866 in Sydney, Australia, and brought up in England. She lived much of her life in Switzerland, where she entertained such guests as H.G. Wells (with whom she had an affair) and Katherine Mansfield, her cousin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781853815539 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853815535 |
| Title | The Solitary Summer |
| Author | Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2000-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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