The death of the heart
Bowen, Elizabeth
The death of the heart / Elizabeth Bowen - New York : Knopf , 1966, c1938 - 418 p. ; 21 cm
In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home in London.There she encounters the attractive, carefree cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and her fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal--and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature.
English
9780385720175
Young women---England----Fiction
England---London----Fiction
FIC BOW
The death of the heart / Elizabeth Bowen - New York : Knopf , 1966, c1938 - 418 p. ; 21 cm
In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home in London.There she encounters the attractive, carefree cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and her fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal--and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature.
English
9780385720175
Young women---England----Fiction
England---London----Fiction
FIC BOW
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