Three Early Novels: The Old Boys, The Boarding-House, The Love

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Three Early Novels: The Old Boys, The Boarding-House, The Love Department

Three novels by â€œa master craftsman and a deep creative talent.â€â€”The Times (London)
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In his first novel, The Old Boys, a group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Association. Now, however, the men possess a fiercer understanding of the things in life that matterâ€”power, revenge, hatred, love, and the failure of loveâ€”and intrigue and deceit result.
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In The Boarding House, William Wagner Bird takes in boarders whom society would never missâ€”if it ever noticed they were around. With these misfits, Bird creates a world where people are identified by their quirks rather than by their character. Then he makes a fatal mistake: He dies.
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From the offices of The Love Department, Lady Dolores cures the heartaches of the lonely wives of Wimbledon with inimitable flourish and finesse. When the newest protÃ©gÃ©, Edward Blakeston-Smith, is sent on a missionâ€”to learn the secrets of seductive, scheming Septimus Tuam and stop him in his tracksâ€”he learns about love and its friends and enemies.
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In these early novels, one of the acclaimed masters of twentieth-century fiction created the dark landscape and compassionate characters that have become hallmarks of his extraordinary career.
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â€œOne of the very best writers of our era.â€â€”The Washington Post Book World
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â€œMr. Trevorâ€™s sheer intensity of entry into the lives of his people . . . proceeds to uncover new layers of yearning and pain, new angles of vision and credible thought.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
Country USA
Brand Penguin Books
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2000-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140284188

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Books
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2000-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140284188

Three Early Novels: The Old Boys, The Boarding-House, The Love Department

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