The House in Paris

The House in Paris

by ElizabethBowen (Author)

Synopsis

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY A.S. BYATT When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers' residence in Paris, little does she know what fascinating secrets the house itself contains. Henrietta finds that her visit coincides with that of Leopold, an intense child who has come to Paris to be introduced to the mother he has never known. In the course of a single day, the mystery surrounding Leopold, his parents, Henrietta's agitated hostess and the dying matriarch in bed upstairs, come to light slowly and tantalisingly.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 14 May 1998

ISBN 10: 0099276488
ISBN 13: 9780099276487
Book Overview: A timeless masterpiece of nuance and atmosphere that represents the very best of Bowen's work.

Media Reviews
A compelling story, inspired with a deep insight into human nature * Times Literary Supplement *
Her most atmospheric book . . . very eerie and richly descriptive * Daily Telegraph *
Author Bio
Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899, the only child of an Irish lawyer and land-owner. She travelled a great deal, dividing most of her time between London and Bowen's Court, the family house in County Cork which she inherited. Her first book, a collection of shorts stories, Encounters, was published in 1923. The Hotel (1926) was her first novel. She was awarded the CBE in 1948, and received honorary degrees from Trinity College, Dublin in 1949, and from Oxford University in 1956. The Royal Society of Literature made her a Companion of Literature in 1965. Elizabeth Bowen died in 1973.