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Set against the backdrop of wartime London, the story explores themes of love, betrayal, and trust as Stella grapples with the revelation that her lover, Robert, may be a traitor. British intelligence agent Harrison offers a dangerous bargain, placing Stella in a precarious position between two conflicting loyalties. The narrative captures the tension of the era, highlighting the interplay of desire and danger amidst the chaos of war, while serving as a poignant reminder of the personal costs of conflict.

Eva Trout has a 'capacity for making trouble, attracting trouble, strewing trouble around her' that is endless. Eva Trout was Elizabeth Bowen's last completed novel, and in it her elegant style, her gift for social comedy and her intense sensibility combine to create one of her most formidable - and moving - heroines.

'Bowen's stories are novels that have been split open like rocks and reveal the glitter of the naked crystals which have formed them' Vogue SELECTED AND WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY TESSA HADLEY A girl shares her secret den. A couple stroll through a ruined city. A man walks into a ladies' hat shop. A teacher dreams of killing her pupil. Spanning the 1920s to the post-war years, this new selection brings Elizabeth Bowen's finest short stories together for the first time. Elegant and subtle, they showcase Bowen's ability to evoke ineffable emotions - grief, nostalgia, self-consciousness, dread - and combine remarkable psychological insight with vivid settings, from the countryside of Bowen's native Ireland to the streets of her London home after the Blitz. Encompassing characters from many walks of life and a vast array of moods, these are intricate journeys of domesticity and discovery, of the homely and uncanny, of the mind and body.

In 1914 they had been eleven years old; Fifty years later, Dinah, beautiful as ever, advertises in the national newspapers to find the other two - Clare, now established with a successful business, and Sheila, a married woman, glossy, chic and correct. What are the revelations - and the dangers - in summoning up childhood?

The biography explores the life of Elizabeth Bowen, born in Dublin in 1899 to an Irish lawyer and landowner. It highlights her education at Downe House School and her literary contributions, including "Bowen's Court," which chronicles her family's history in County Cork, and "Seven Winters," reflecting on her Dublin childhood. Her marriage to Alan Cameron, a BBC appointee, and her travels between London and her inherited home, Bowen's Court, are also significant aspects of her life story.

Features seventy-nine stories such as: love stories, ghost stories, stories of childhood, of English middle-class life in the twenties and thirties, and of London during the Blitz.

Elizabeth Bowen’s deceptively simple novel opens with the weddings of two quietly conventional sisters: Laurel to Edward, and Janet to Rodney. Ten years later, one intense week is all it takes to unravel the couples’ peaceful lives as a long-concealed secret explodes to the surface. The repercussions ripple through four different families connected by the two marriages, hinging on the comic interventions of such vivid characters as Edward’s mother, the glamorous and scandal-ridden Lady Elfrida; Rodney’s notorious rake of an uncle; and a stridently awkward teenager, Theodora, who is keen to insert herself into the drama. Humor and pain abound in Friends and Relations, as Bowen weaves the barest hints of menace and the subtlest nuances of emotion into this devastating tale of the tangled web of human relationships.

The narrative explores the rich history of the Shelbourne Hotel, weaving together stories that reflect the broader tapestry of Irish life. Elizabeth Bowen captures the essence of Dublin through vivid anecdotes and historical insights, highlighting the hotel's significance as a cultural and social hub. The account reveals how the landmark has been a witness to key events and figures in Irish history, making it a compelling read for those interested in Ireland's heritage.

Bowen's Court describes the history of one Anglo-Irish family in County Cork from the Cromwellian settlement until 1959, when Elizabeth Bowen was forced to sell the family house she loved.

It's the balmy days of the 1920s and where could be more pleasant for a holiday than a hotel on the Italian Riviera? Filled with prosperous English visitors, the Hotel offers a closed world of wealth and comfort. With great wit and insight Elizabeth Bowen's first novel lays bare the intricacies and eccentricities of polite society. schovat popis

One of Elizabeth Bowen s most artful and psychologically acute novels, The House in Paris is a timeless masterpiece of nuance and atmosphere, and represents the very best of Bowen s celebrated oeuvre. When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers well-appointed house in Paris, she is prepared to spend her day between trains looked after by an old friend of her grandmother s. Henrietta longs to see a few sights in the foreign city; little does she know what fascinating secrets the Fisher house itself contains. For Henrietta finds that her visit coincides with that of Leopold, an intense child who has come to Paris to be introduced to the mother he has never known. In the course of a single day, the relations between Leopold, Henrietta s agitated hostess Naomi Fisher, Leopold s mysterious mother, his dead father, and the dying matriarch in bed upstairs, come to light slowly and tantalizingly. And when Henrietta leaves the house that evening, it is in possession of the kind of grave knowledge usually reserved only for adults."

Five words of advice on reading Elizabeth Bowen: Resist the urge to skim. In her work, prose flows continuously, capturing the sensations and ironies of conscious living until the final effect is profound. This is not for those who prefer minimalism; Bowen's characters are acutely aware, and she catalogues every moment and glance. Readers must engage fully, as hidden within her lengthy descriptions are sharp, humorous insights: "Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends." Skimmers will miss these gems. In another work, Bowen explores the destructive power of innocence, revealing that those who are inwardly innocent often become disingenuous. They are strangers to the world, striving for happiness while inadvertently causing cruelty and suffering. The rarity of true innocence means that when two such individuals meet, they leave a trail of victims behind. Bowen’s keen eye for moral nuances is matched by her understanding of human interactions with the material world. Her writing on emotional and meteorological weather rivals that of Henry James: "One's first day by the sea, one's being feels salt, strong, resilient, and hollow—like a seaweed pod not giving under the heel." Always a sensitive observer, Bowen excels in psychological depth, particularly in her notable works, where she masterfully keeps the action within her characters' minds.

Cecilia, capricious and unable to love, inches reluctantly towards a second marriage to the kind, passionless Julian Tower. Meanwhile, her sister-in-law, Emmeline, is surprised to find the calm tenor of her life disturbed by her attraction to the predatory Mark Linkwater. číst celé

The Death of the Heart is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human motivations. 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.

This collection is a companion to the long-established and highly successful Modern Short Stories One and its essential aims are the same: to offer stories of high literary quality which, though written for adults, can be enjoyed and appreciated by adolescents. The fifteen stories included are by distinguished writers from Africa, America, Australia, India, Ireland, Italy and Great Britain; and within their artistic context several of them deal with the special personal and social concerns of society today.The collection includes stories by the likes of Dorothy Parker, Maeve Binchy, Garrison Keillor, Peter Carey, Flannery O'Connor and Nadine Gordimer.

Set in war-time London, this book is probably the nearest thing to a novel of suspense that Elizabeth Bowen has written. All the elements of a thriller are here, but what Bowen makes of them is an internal drama of remarkable perception and understanding in a domestic setting.

Read Elizabeth Bowen's accessible feminist take on the Irish aristocracy WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY VICTORIA GLENDINNING The Irish troubles rage, but up at the 'Big House', tennis parties, dances and flirtations with the English officers continue, undisturbed by the ambushes, arrests and burning country beyond the gates. Faint vibrations of discord reach the young girl Lois, who is straining for her own freedom, and she will witness the troubles surge closer and reach their irrevocable, inevitable climax.

A packet of letters, found in an attic, leads young Jane into the world of love. During a hot and dry summer, Jane pursues her romantic imaginings, while not far off the rich, promiscuous Lady Latterly waits to play her part in Jane's awakening.

Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere. schovat popis

Set against the backdrop of significant historical events, this collection of stories showcases Elizabeth Bowen's remarkable talent for exploring themes of un-belonging, dispossession, and selfhood. Through her sharp literary skills and psychological insight, she captures the nuances of British class society, the complexities of perception, and the impact of suppressed sexuality. Bowen's evocative language brings to life the inner worlds of her characters, making these narratives both poignant and enduring.

Bowens Werk spiegelt die dramatischen Veränderungen ihrer Zeit wider. Während ihre frühen Texte impressionistisch und emotional sind, zeigen spätere Erzählungen eine strukturierte Entwicklung. Sie vermittelt Gefühle durch Andeutungen und lässt Leser zwischen den Zeilen lesen, wobei die Kurzgeschichte für sie die ideale Form darstellt.

Im Jahre 1914 waren sie elf - Dicey, Mumbo und Sheikie. Seit ihrer gemeinsamen Schulzeit sind fast fünfzig Jahre vergangen, als eines Tages eine von ihnen, Dinah - ehemals Dicey genannt -, die beiden anderen über Anzeigen in verschiedenen Zeitungen ausfindig macht und zu einem Treffen einlädt. Mumbo - eigentlich Clare - ist eine erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau, Sheikie - Sheila - eine korrekte, kühle Ehefrau.

Dvanáct čechovovsky laděných povídek a novel anglické autorky irského původu, inspirovaných válečnými hrůzami i poklidnou atmosférou venkovských sídel, překypuje zjitřenou senzibilitou i břitkou ironií. Vystupují v nich vedle dospělých i děti, jejichž bezprostřední vnímavost je spisovatelce blízká (Pláč, marný pláč), a v neposlední době i neživé věci, které podněcují prozaičku k bizarním příběhům (Strach má velké oči).

Román je příběhem šestnáctileté dívky, která v rodině svého nevlastního bratra strádá nedostatkem jakéhokoli vřelejšího citu. Veškerou silou své lásky se upne k chlapci, o němž se domnívá, že ji má rád, avšak ani zdaleka není ušetřena zklamání a postupně ztrácí víru v lásku aporozumění mezi lidmi.