Description: Winter in the Air by Sylvia Townsend Warner Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This Christmas, bask in these diminutive masterpieces(Guardian) by the English genius behind Lolly Willowes. Publisher Description One of our finest writers. Neil GaimanOne of the most shamefully under-read great British authors of the past100 years. Sarah WatersDiminutive masterpieces ... Hand yourself over to be enchanted.GuardianExtraordinary, lucid wildness. Helen MacDonaldGlinting perfection The TimesDecades after her divorce, a lady returns to the village of her tumultuousmarriage. A railway carriage hosts a charged schoolboy encounter. A murderraises fears of blackmail. A woman waits anxiously in a cafe before elopingto Paris. Another steals a friends kitchen knife.In these bittersweet tales, the author of Lolly Willowes reveals her mastery ofthe short story, celebrated by the New Yorker for decades. Sylvia TownsendWarner is a tragicomic chronicler of the hearts entanglements, from marriagesand affairs to widowhood; and a champion of outsiders, whether singlewomen, the elderly or wartime refugees.Witty and subversive, her stories meld tradition and transgression, with secretsins and fetishes as much a feature of English life as eccentric aunts, countryhouses and parish churches. Author Biography Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978) was a poet, novelist,journalist and musicologist. She grew up in Devonshireand was home-schooled for her rebellious behaviour. AfterWorld War II disrupted her musical studies, she moved toLondon to work in a munitions factory. With her partnerValentine Ackland, whom she lived with from 1930 untilher death, Warner was active in the Communist Party in thefight against fascism and served in the Red Cross during theSpanish Civil War. She wrote her acclaimed debut, LollyWillowes, in 1926, followed by six more novels and hundredsof stories and political articles. Details ISBN 0571375464 ISBN-13 9780571375462 Title Winter in the Air Author Sylvia Townsend Warner Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 272 Publisher Faber & Faber GE_Item_ID:139142346; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Winter in the Air : 'masterpieces: Hand Yourself over to Be Enchanted. ' (Guardian)
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Short Stories (Single Author), Short Stories, Holidays / Christmas & Advent
Genre: Literary Criticism, Religion, Fiction
Item Weight: 9.2 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: Sylvia Townsend Warner
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback