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Originalmente formado como psicólogo industrial, Nigel Balchin obtuvo el aclamado reconocimiento crítico como novelista durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Sus novelas a menudo se nutren de sus experiencias del empleo en tiempos de guerra y del servicio gubernamental, lo que llevó al Guardian a designarlo "el novelista de los hombres en el trabajo". El estilo distintivo de Balchin captura magistralmente las complejidades de la naturaleza humana y la vida profesional. Sus evocadoras narrativas ofrecen profundas perspectivas sobre las motivaciones y los desafíos que enfrentan los individuos en circunstancias exigentes.
Walter Parrish is fifteen, handsome, athletic and highly intelligent. But his head is also stuffed full of ideas gleaned from romantic poetry and so, when he spends the summer on his uncle Patrick's fruit farm, it is perhaps not surprising that he quickly becomes besotted with Patrick's bewitching partner, Leonie. And when Leonie reveals that she is not married to Patrick, but is only his mistress, Walter realizes that his hopeless passion may not be quite as hopeless as he first thought. So he embarks upon a scheme to prise Leonie away from Patrick, only to discover that Leonie is playing a much deadlier game, one that could have life-changing consequences for both her and Walter. Set in the glorious Kent countryside in high summer, and told with all Nigel Balchin's consummate skill as a storyteller, Seen Dimly Before Dawn is a richly enjoyable novel about adolescence, love, loss and the vast gulf that separates a child's view of the world from an adult's. Praise for Seen Dimly Before Dawn: 'the story pounds along eagerly with all senses alert' - New Statesman 'excellent' - Sunday Times 'thoroughly readable and consistently entertaining' - The Times
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This collection focuses on republishing classic works from the early 1900s and before, which have become rare and costly. The editions are designed to be affordable while maintaining high quality, featuring the original text and artwork to preserve the authenticity of these timeless pieces.
Román čerpá látku z prostredia kliniky na liečenie duševne chorých, a to na liečenie psychoanalýzou. Román, ktorého napínavý dej sa odvíja okolo postavy psychoanalytika Milnea a jeho pacienta Luciana...