The Solitary Summer
The delightful companion to Elizabeth von Arnim's celebrated novel Elizabeth and Her German Garden.
The delightful companion to Elizabeth von Arnim's celebrated novel Elizabeth and Her German Garden.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781844082964 (1844082962)
Publish date: February 1st 2006
Publisher: Virago UK
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
What can I say, it's Elizabeth von Arnim, one of my favorite writers. Love her wriitng and this book was no exception.
This was a buddy read with Themis Athena. The Solitary Summer is a follow up to Elizabeth and Her German Garden; they don't have to be read in any order, but Solitary Summer takes place in the same garden, about three years later. I went into this book naively assuming that the "Solitary" in the...
The Solitary Summer Elizabeth von ArnimTo the man of wrathWith some apologies and much loveOpening: May 2nd.—Last night after dinner, when we were in the garden, I said, "I want to be alone for a whole summer, and get to the very dregs of life. I want to be as idle as I can, so that my soul may have...
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