Purposes of Love: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)
Mary Renault
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Description for Purposes of Love: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)
Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
Vivian, a student nurse, chose her profession as a challenge, both to her spirit and to her permanently exhausted body; Mic immerses himself in his work at the hospital to ward off the emotional wounds of an unhappy childhood. Through Jan, Viv's beloved older brother, they meet, and their friendship turns into a secret romance. Secret because, if discovered, it would cost them their jobs.
Despite the discipline and rigid hierarchy imposed by the hospital, their passion takes root, but between them hangs the tantalising and enigmatic shadow of Jan.
Product Details
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844089512
SKU
V9781844089512
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-22
About Mary Renault
Mary Renault (1905-1983) was born in London and educated at St Hughs, Oxford. She trained as a nurse at Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary, where she met her lifelong partner, Julie Mullard. Her first novel, Purposes of Love, was published in 1937. In 1948, after North Face won a MGM prize worth $150,000, she and Mullard emigrated to South Africa. There, Renault ... Read more
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