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Eva Trout - by Elizabeth Bowen (Paperback)

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  • Eva Trout, Elizabeth Bowen's last novel, epitomizes her bold exploration of the territory between the comedy of manners and cutting social commentary.
  • About the Author: Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899.
  • 320 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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About the Book



Bowen's last novel epitomizes her bold exploration of the territory between the comedy of manners and cutting social commentary. Orphaned at a young age, Eva is plotting to escape her life in Worcestershire. When she sets out to hock her Jaguar and disappear without a trace, she unwittingly leaves a paper trail for her various custodians--and all kinds of trouble--to follow.



Book Synopsis



Eva Trout, Elizabeth Bowen's last novel, epitomizes her bold exploration of the territory between the comedy of manners and cutting social commentary.

Orphaned at a young age, Eva has found a home of sorts in Worcestershire with her former schoolteacher, Iseult Arbles, and Iseult's husband, Eric. From a safe distance in London, her legal guardian, Constantine, assumes that all's well. But Eva's flighty, romantic nature hasn't entirely clicked with the Arbles household, and Eva is plotting to escape. When she sets out to hock her Jaguar and disappear without a trace, she unwittingly leaves a paper trail for her various custodians-and all kinds of trouble-to follow.



Review Quotes




"Bowen is magnificent when she writes about conspiracy, duplicity and ambiguity, and her achievement . . . is extremely impressive." -Margaret Drabble

"[Elizabeth Bowen] is what happened after Bloomsbury . . . the link that connects Virginia Woolf with Iris Murdoch and Muriel Spark." -Victoria Glendinning

"It is as though Henry James has been superimposed upon Jane Austen." -Walter Allen, The Modern Novel



About the Author



Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899. She wrote many acclaimed short stories and novels, including The Heat of the Day, The Death of the Heart, The Last September, and Eva Trout. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1948. She died in 1973.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.34 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .73 Inches (D)
Weight: .52 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Elizabeth Bowen
Language: English
Street Date: February 4, 2003
TCIN: 92681453
UPC: 9780385721318
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-4804
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.73 inches length x 5.3 inches width x 8.34 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.52 pounds
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