Beyond The Glass
- 312 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
Evelyn Waugh called her one of the very best novelists of the day - a title she still deserves' Carol Shields
Antonia White Libros
1 de marzo de 1899 – 10 de abril de 1980
La ficción de Antonia White exploró a menudo las complejidades de las relaciones humanas y las dinámicas familiares, enmarcadas en circunstancias personales extraordinarias. Sus personajes, ya fueran católicos o no católicos, lidiaban con conflictos internos e influencias mutuas que surgían de sus antecedentes y de una comprensión incompleta de sí mismos. White infundió en su obra sus propias luchas contra la enfermedad mental, que denominó "La Bestia", y un persistente sentimiento de fracaso. Admitió con franqueza que el proceso creativo no era una fuente de alegría para ella, sino más bien una batalla contra las dudas y los "viejos terrores", que la obligaban a demostrar su propia existencia como escritora.
Antonia White was devoted to her cats throughout her life - as she wrote the famous Frost in May Quartet, they were her constant (and disruptive) companions. In the delightful Minka and Curdy, she fictionalised her experiences.
The Lost Traveller
- 320 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
Antonia White's sustained portrayal of Clara's budding into womanhood is a masterpiece' The Boston Globe
The Sugar House
- 256 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Evelyn Waugh called her one of the very best novelists of the day - a title she still deserves' Carol Shields
'Frost in May is the unsurpassed novel of convent school life. This story of a clash between a determined young girl and an authoritarian regime is both perceptive and painfully emotional, convincing in every detail' - Hermione Lee, Observer With a new introduction by Tessa Hadley Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted, resilient and eager to please, she accepts this closed world where, with all the enthusiasm of the outsider, her desires and passions become only those the school permits. Her only deviation from total obedience is the passionate friendships she makes. Convent life is perfectly captured - the smell of beeswax and incense; the petty cruelties of the nuns; the eccentricities of Nanda's school friends. Books in the VMC 40th anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame
