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The Bay of Noon
Shirley Hazzard
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Description for The Bay of Noon
Paperback. From our much loved writer Shirley Hazzard, comes a ravishing novel set in Naples - full of observation, feeling, love and life. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
The scene is Naples, against whose ancient and fantastic background the modern action takes place.
Among the protagonists is Jenny, young and pretty, who has come to Naples in flight from a sombre drama, unaware that a larger drama waits her there.
She has an introduction to a Neapolitan woman, and one day she idly follows it up. This is her leap through the looking glass.
Product Details
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Virago Modern Classics
Condition
New
Weight
136g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860494543
SKU
V9781860494543
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Shirley Hazzard
Born in Sydney in 1931 to a Welsh father and Scottish mother. After the end of the Second World War her father joined the Foreign Service and was posted in Hong Kong and there at the age of sixteen, Shirley Hazzard began working for the British Combined Intelligence Services before the family moved to New Zealand. At twenty she moved ... Read more
Reviews for The Bay of Noon
Miss Hazzard's mind is a revolving light that picks a scene, holds it in utmost clarity for a moment against the surrounding darkness and moves on
New York TIMES
Shirley Hazzard achieves an extraordinary density of tone in this slim little book, which is as poised and vivid today as when it was first published in 1970
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New York TIMES
Shirley Hazzard achieves an extraordinary density of tone in this slim little book, which is as poised and vivid today as when it was first published in 1970
... Read more