Rosamond Lehmann
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This collection of stories by one of Britain's most beloved novelists depicts domestic life during World War II as seen through the eyes of both children and adults In "The Red-haired Miss Daintreys," four six-foot-tall sisters capture the imagination of young Rebecca when she and her family are on holiday. Beautifully crafted and informed by Lehmann's eye for telling detail, it is a moving meditation on familial ties, romantic love, and the end...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Rosamond Lehmann's only autobiographical work recreates the events that shaped her life--from childhood to motherhood to the death of her daughter Rosamond Lehmann was born during a violent February thunderstorm and lived a sheltered, privileged life with her parents, brother, and sisters. Writing from the distance of decades, she reveals why no adult would ever apologize to a child, shares thoughts on her "first conscious memory," and discusses...
3) Dusty Answer
Author
Language
English
Description
Lehmann's first novel, Dusty Answer , published in 1927, delves into a young woman's life and mind in an emotional coming-of-age story. It also explores the then taboo theme of homosexuality. Judith Earle grows up in rural England with mostly indifferent parents who homeschool her.
Author
Series
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A young girl befriends an elderly woman during the First World War in this remarkable novel by one of Britain's best-loved authors Sibyl Jardine, the former best friend of Rebecca Landon's grandmother, has recently returned to the Priory, her home at the top of a hill. Rebecca is instantly drawn in by Sibyl's magnetic personality and blunt, shocking manner. Decades earlier, Sibyl had left her husband Charles for another man and, as a result, lost...