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The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals
Elizabeth Smart
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Description for The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals
Paperback. First published in 1978, and widely considered to be the sequel to her masterpiece 'By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept', this remarkable book further established Smart's reputation as a brave and inspirational writer. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
First published in 1978, and widely considered to be the sequel to her masterpiece `By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept', this remarkable book further established Smart's reputation as a brave and inspirational writer. A still beautiful woman, 31 years old with four children by a faithless lover, cannot break the habit of expectation. She must learn to submit to the cold, bare, unglamorous tenets of reality - the untenable position of love. She must learn to deflect Grand Passion into an acceptance of the rogues and rascals with their radiant faces, who buy her ... Read more
First published in 1978, and widely considered to be the sequel to her masterpiece `By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept', this remarkable book further established Smart's reputation as a brave and inspirational writer. A still beautiful woman, 31 years old with four children by a faithless lover, cannot break the habit of expectation. She must learn to submit to the cold, bare, unglamorous tenets of reality - the untenable position of love. She must learn to deflect Grand Passion into an acceptance of the rogues and rascals with their radiant faces, who buy her ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008155742
SKU
9780008155742
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Elizabeth Smart
Elizabeth Smart was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1913. She was educated at private schools in Canada and, for a year, at King's College, University of London. Her landmark work, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept was published in 1945. After the war she supported herself and her family through journalism and advertising work. In 1963 she ... Read more
Reviews for The Assumption of the Rogues & Rascals
`Smart writes like an angel. Again and again a vein of pure poetry opens in this little book' The Times `Welcome back to Elizabeth Smart. Sometimes an echo of Beckett breaks into her soliloquy, but more often her prose has a strong female beat, an earthy indifference' Daily Telegraph `At its best, reading Smart's ... Read more