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Only happiness here : in search of Elizabeth Von Arnim

Author :  Carey, Gabrielle

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Country
Australia
Publisher
University of Queensland Press, Australia
ISBN 9780702262975
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2020
Bib. Info 250 pages : portrait ; 23 cm.
Categories DU - Oceania (South Seas)
Product Weight 330 gms.
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This book narrates a riveting journey through the life and work of one of last century's most successful - and almost forgotten - women novelists, Elizabeth von Arnim. When I discovered Elizabeth von Arnim, I found, for the first time, a writer who wrote about being happy. Elizabeth von Arnim is one of the early 20th century's most famous - and forgotten -authors. Born in Sydney in the mid 1800s, she went on to write many internationally bestselling novels, marry a Prussian Count and then an English Lord, nurture close friendships with H.G. Wells and E.M. Forster and raise five children. Her novels were ahead of their time in their representation of women and their pursuit of happiness. Intrigued by von Arnim's extraordinary life and vibrant career, Gabrielle Carey sets off on a literary and philosophical journey to know more about this talented author. This is part biography, part memoir and part reflection on human nature's obsession with finding joy.

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