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The Solitary Summer (Virago Modern Classics) by: Elizabeth Von Arnim Price: £10.49 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912 EAN: 9781853815539 ISBN: 1853815535 Label: Virago Press Ltd Manufacturer: Virago Press Ltd Number Of Pages: 190 Publication Date: February 18, 1993 Publisher: Virago Press Ltd Studio: Virago Press Ltd Sales Rank: 294730 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Book Description: This delightful companion to the famous Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a witty, lyrical account of a rejuvenating summer. Descriptions of magnificent larkspurs and burning nasturtiums give way to those of cooling forest walks - and of clambering up the mud bank when the miller is not in view. Rainy days prompt a little philanthropy, until the sun returns the gardener to the refuge of her beloved plants. Yet the months are not as solitary as she'd planned: there's the Man of Wrath to pacify and the April, May and June babies to amuse. Here, with the pleasing astringency for which she is noted, Elizabeth von Arnim returns to the heroine and the garden she immortalised. Synopsis: This companion to "Elizabeth and Her German Garden" is an account of a rejuvenating summer. Descriptions of magnificent larkspurs and burning nasturtiums give way to those of cooling forest walks. The author also wrote "The Enchanted April". About the Author: Elizabeth von Arnim was born in 1866 in Sydney, Australia, and brought up in England. She lived much of her life in Switzerland, where she entertained such guests as H.G. Wells (with whom she had an affair) and Katherine Mansfield, her cousin. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Funny, bitter-sweet memoir of a Victorian novelistElizabeth von Arnim lived an uncoventional life. Despite being a member of German aristocracy through marriage, she rejected the frivolous life-style of her class and found refuge in books and nature. The Solitary Summer is the very funny and life-affirming account of a year at her summer residence. She writes of her children, of her attempts at gardening and the rigours of running her household. A theme throughout is her longing to throw down her responsibilities and escape to the countryside or to her library. Von Arnim was a feminist but one who recognised that wit was perhaps the best weapon in puncturing the chauvanism and narrow-mindedness of her age. Her voice rings out as caustic, playful and beguiling ... Read More: |
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