The Living and the Dead
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0140026231
ISBN 13
9780140026238
Category
FB: Fiction: general & literary
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Publication Year
1983
Publisher
Pages
368
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Description
To hesitate on the edge of life or to plunge in and risk change - this is the dilemma explored in "Living And The Dead". Patrick White's second novel is set in thirties London and portrays the complex ebb and flow of relationships within the Standish family. Mrs Standish, ageing but still beautiful, is drawn into secret liaisons, while her daughter Eden experiments openly and impulsively with left-wing politics and love affairs. Only the son, Elyot, remains an aloof and scholarly observer - until dramatic events shock him into sudden self-knowledge. - from Amzon
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