| Author: | Ivy Compton-Burnett | ISBN: | 9781448211494 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Reader | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ivy Compton-Burnett |
| ISBN: | 9781448211494 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Reader |
| Language: | English |
With his wife's death, Ninian Middleton turned to his eldest daughter, Lavinia, as a companion. When, some years later, he decides to marry again, a chasm opens in the life of the young girl whose time he has so jealously possessed. Convoluted attempts are made to prevent this marriage – and others – and the seams of intense family relationships are torn, with bitter consequences. Astringent, succinct and always subversive, Ivy Compton-Burnett wields her scalpel-like pen to vehemently dissect the passions and duplicity of the Middleton family.
With his wife's death, Ninian Middleton turned to his eldest daughter, Lavinia, as a companion. When, some years later, he decides to marry again, a chasm opens in the life of the young girl whose time he has so jealously possessed. Convoluted attempts are made to prevent this marriage – and others – and the seams of intense family relationships are torn, with bitter consequences. Astringent, succinct and always subversive, Ivy Compton-Burnett wields her scalpel-like pen to vehemently dissect the passions and duplicity of the Middleton family.
