by Elizabeth Taylor · Little Brown · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349010304
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«A View of the Harbour» is the novel by Elizabeth Taylor, published by Little Brown in paperback (320 pages, in English).
In the town of Newby, appearances hide desires: Tory, divorced, gets involved with Robert, married to her best friend Beth, who takes refuge in her novels. Prudence witnesses the betrayal; Mrs Bracey spies from her window and Lily Wilson, a widow, fears her house. The arrival of Bertram, a retired naval officer, stirs their lives with his clumsy intentions.
2018 edition, number 5 in the Virago Modern Classics (VMC) series, with an introduction by Sarah Waters. The novel was originally published in 1947.
For readers of literary fiction and book clubs, and for those seeking post-war British narrative with female characters.
Elizabeth Taylor was an English novelist and short-story writer. Kingsley Amis described her as "one of the best English novelists born in this century". Antonia Fraser called her "one of the most underrated writers of the 20th century", while Hilary Mantel said she was "deft, accomplished and somewhat underrated". Her 1971 novel Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont was shortlisted for The Booker Prize.
