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Author:
Simonson, Helen.
Title:
The summer before the war : a novel Helen Simonson.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Random House
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
479 pages ; cm
Subject:
Authors--Fiction.
Country life--Fiction.--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Satire.
Women teachers--Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918--Fiction.--Fiction.
Summary:
It is the end of England's brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never een so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from hismedical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha, who lives with her husband in the small, idyllic coastal town of Rye. Agatha's husband works in the Foreign Office, and she is certain he will ensure that the recent saber rattling over the Balkans won't come to anything. And Agatha has more immediate concerns: she hasjust risked her carefully built reputation by pushing for the appt. of a woman to replace the latin master.
ISBN:
0679644644
9780679644644 (ebook)\9780812993103 (acid-free paper)
Locations:
LPPC815 -- Lake View Public Library (Lake View)

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