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I Sent a Letter to My Love
Bernice Rubens
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Description for I Sent a Letter to My Love
Paperback. Tells the story of Amy Evans' bold play for happiness, and her dangerous success. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Amy Evans retained all her life the squat nose of her childhood, stubbed on to her face like a plasticine afterthought, a chin too long for any practical purpose, and eyes so close together that it seemed the sole function of the bridge of her nose was too keep them apart. For comfort she would go down to the beach, where the breeze from the sea blew into her face her share of the beauty to which her brother had so liberally helped himself. The gulls would wait for her to leave, no matter how long she stayed, for they ... Read more
Amy Evans retained all her life the squat nose of her childhood, stubbed on to her face like a plasticine afterthought, a chin too long for any practical purpose, and eyes so close together that it seemed the sole function of the bridge of her nose was too keep them apart. For comfort she would go down to the beach, where the breeze from the sea blew into her face her share of the beauty to which her brother had so liberally helped himself. The gulls would wait for her to leave, no matter how long she stayed, for they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
229g
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905762521
SKU
V9781905762521
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-34
About Bernice Rubens
Bernice Rubens was born in Cardiff in 1928. She grew up in the large musical family in the vibrant Cardiff Jewish community. She was one of the most successful British novelists of the second half of the twentieth century and won the Booker prize in 1970 for The Elected Member. Rubens enjoyed the respected place she had ... Read more
Reviews for I Sent a Letter to My Love
w w w . th 'Intensely dramatic... extraordinarily funny... an exceptionally original and disturbing achievement.' The Daily Telegraph 'Perfect mastered skill... compassion and humour modulate her often steely-eyed observation.' The Sunday Times