Then there was myself, who had to go and try to get scholarships, which i usually did, at the local school. Thats winifred, who was more or less like mary in the fountain overflows. A talented, eccentric london family tries to find their place in the world in this semiautobiographical novel by a. The lives of the talented aubrey children have long been cl. Read the fountain overflows by rebecca west available from rakuten kobo. Rebecca west books list of books by author rebecca west. A talented, eccentric london family tries to find their place in the world in this semiautobiographical novel by a new y. Its the sort of book you wish wouldnt end, and fortunately there are two more books about the family. Inexplicably, rebecca wests the fountain overflows was a novel id remembered not quite fondly. Rebecca west the fountain overflows slightly foxed shop. The fountain overflows by rebecca west used very good. The fountain overflows ebook by rebecca west rakuten kobo. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
His scottish wife, clare, is an artist, a tower of strength, fanatically devoted to a musical future for her daughters. The fountain overflows was described by someone as jane austenish, but i personally wouldnt make that comparison at all. This was not at all what i had expected of rebecca west, that formidable monument of literary magnificence the return of the soldier, 1918. The fountain overflows by rebecca west 1956 beyond. The fountain overflows the saga of the century book 1 kindle edition by west, rebecca. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the fountain overflows.
Plus, free twoday shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Her moth er, isab ella, a scotswoman, was an accomplished pianist but did not pursue a musical career after her marriage to charles fairf ield. Rebecca west, the fountain overflows kate macdonald. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The fountain overflows by rebecca west 2002, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. This is her first novel in twenty years and, although it is clever and moderately entertaining in a leisurely fashion, it lacks. In the fountain overflows, a 1957 best seller, rebecca west transmuted her own volatile childhood into enduring art.
The fountain overflows by rebecca west he odd thing about rebecca wests new novel, the fountain overflows, is that it could just as well have been written by someone else. Review of the fountain overflows by rebecca west biblio. The fountain overflows is possibly one of rebecca wests most. They meet up later the fountain overflows rebecca west 408 pages when in rome, ngaio marsh, 1971, fiction, 242 pages. The fountain overflows hardcover 1957 by rebecca west author. She didnt live quite long enough to complete that story, but after reading this book i. My mother ran a typing business, and i assisted her, which was amusing and which gave me a quickness of eye, which has been quite useful. Rebecca west is remembered for many things the novel return of the soldier written when she was just 26, an early career as a radical young journalist and suffragette, her affair with hg wells and her extensive writing and travelling. The fountain overflows the saga of the century book 1.
The fountain overflows book by rebecca west 9 available. The fountain overflows mass market paperback 1956 by rebecca west author. Usually overlooked on modernism course syllabi in favor of wests shorter but not as profound the return of the soldier, the fountain overflows is an exceptionally funny and evocative portrait of a shabbygenteel family of thinkers and artists at. A talented, eccentric london family tries to find their place in the world in this semiautobiographical novel by a new york timesbestselling author. The fountain overflows by rebecca west and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
No one in this century wrote more dazzling prose, or had. This is an unvarnished but affectionate picture of an extraordinary family, in which a remarkable stylist and powerful intelligence surveys the elusive boundaries of childhood and adulthood, freedom and dependency, the ordinary and the occult. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the fountain overflows the saga of the century book 1. Vacationing in rome, inspector roderick alleyn investigates when. Dame cicily isabel fairfield dbe 21 december 1892 15 march 1983, known as rebecca west, or dame rebecca west, was a british author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer. The fountain overflows by rebecca west hachette uk virago. Black lamb and grey falcon, 1941, feminist criticism and political acumen who survived h g wells and two world wars to become one of the great british literary dames. In a nutshell, its the story of the aubreys, a family living in genteel poverty in london around the turn of the century, told in the first person by rose, one of the four. Rebecca wests the fountain overflows, published in 1956, is one of the last great british modernist novels. Rebecca west was one of the giants and will have a lasting place in english literature. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
The fountain overflows rebecca west foyles bookstore. Their father, piers, is the disgraced son of an irish landowning family, a violent, noble and quite unscrupulous leader of popular causes. So vivid and lovable are her subjects, a crisisridden musical and literary family, that to finish the book is to suffer a bereavement. Buy the fountain overflows by rebecca west, in very good condition.
The fountain overflows was rebecca wests first book in twenty years. This is the story of their life in south london, a life threatened by pierss streak of. See all books authored by rebecca west, including black lamb and grey falcon, and the return of the soldier, and more on. The fountain overflows by rebecca west she reads novels. She didnt live quite long enough to complete that story, but after reading this book i am eager to read the next book and to read the final, unfinished work. Having previously only read the return of the soldier by rebecca west, i decided to read the fountain overflows next as it is one of the books on my classics club list. During her 70year career, rebecca west was hailed as. The fountain overflows, 1956, 408 pages, rebecca west. The fountain overflows ebook written by rebecca west. Rebecca west december 21, 1892 march 15, 1983, british novelist, journalist, and essayist, was born cicely isabel fairfield in county kerry, ireland.
Rebecca we st was bor n cicily isabel fairfie ld in 1892 in london, uk, and grew up in a home full of intellectual stimulation, political debate, lively compa ny, bo oks and music. The first of a trilogy by rebecca west, it draws you into the aubrey family and holds your interest until the end and beyond. This is an unvarnished but affectionate picture of an extraordinary family, in which a remarkable stylist and powerful intelligence surveys the elusive boundaries of childhood and adulthood, freedom and dependency, the ordinary. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Curiously, she is rarely remembered for the terrific novel she wrote in later life the fountain overflows which reflects upon an. The fountain overflows the saga of the century book 1 kindle. The fountain overflows rebecca west 1957 heavenali. During her 70year career, rebecca west was hailed as the most brilliant literary critic of her sex, but, asks stefan collini, did. Papa aubreys wife and twin daughters, mary and rose, are piano prodigies, his young son richard quin is a lively boy, and his eldest daughter cordelia is a beautiful and driven young woman with musical aspirations. But this trilogy, of which the fountain overflows is the first book, is my favorite work. Usually overlooked on modernism course syllabi in favor of wests shorter but not as profound the return of the soldier, the fountain overflows is an exceptionally funny and evocative portrait of a shabbygenteel family of thinkers and artists at the turn of the century in a london suburb.
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