The Story of Stanley Brent
- 75pages
- 3 heures de lecture
Elizabeth Berridge Livres
Elizabeth Berridge a capturé les nuances de la vie de banlieue et les mondes intérieurs des gens ordinaires à travers ses neuf romans et nouvelles. Sa prose distinctive se caractérise par une observation pointue et une profonde compréhension de la psychologie humaine. Le travail de Berridge explore souvent les thèmes du changement social et des quêtes personnelles dans la Grande-Bretagne d'après-guerre. Ses nouvelles, notamment celles collectées et republiées en 1947, offrent un aperçu profond du tissu de la société britannique de son époque.
Tell it to a Stranger
- 224pages
- 8 heures de lecture
A collection of short stories first published in 1947 when Elizabeth Berridge was 28.
This is a timely reissue of a 1960s novel that deals with the lingering trauma of the Second World War and the dark secrets that families carry, as well as being an early advocate of environmental issues, which chime with such resonance fifty years later.
Across the Common
- 192pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Louise returns to the house where she grew up, The Hollies. It's a refuge for the vanishing series: The Great British Aunt. There is Aunt Seraphina, who steals cuttings from under the park-keeper's nose; Aunt Rosa, who has only one eye but can hurl a cushion as straight as a die; and Aunt Cissie in her wheelchair, tiny and malevolent. Together, they probe the secrets hidden by family pride and home truths that have been conveniently forgotten...
