A haunting portrayal of love and betrayal in a London hollowed by war.
It is wartime London, and the carelessness of people with no future flows through the evening air. Stella discovers that her lover Robert is suspected of selling information to the enemy. Harrison, the British intelligence agent on his trail, wants to bargain, the price for his silence being Stella herself. Caught between two men and unsure who she can trust, the flimsy structures of Stella's life begin to crumble.
'Alive with the erotic tensions of the blackout, the Blitz and the heightened pleasures of sex in the proximity of death' London Review of Books
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROY FOSTER
This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war - each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition
| ISBN: | 9781784879853 |
| Publication date: | 3rd October 2024 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Bowen |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Vintage War |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Second World War fiction Espionage and spy thriller |
A haunting portrayal of love and betrayal in a London hollowed by war.
It is wartime London, and the carelessness of people with no future flows through the evening air. Stella discovers that her lover Robert is suspected of selling information to the enemy. Harrison, the British intelligence agent on his trail, wants to bargain, the price for his silence being Stella herself. Caught between two men and unsure who she can trust, the flimsy structures of Stella's life begin to crumble.
'Alive with the erotic tensions of the blackout, the Blitz and the heightened pleasures of sex in the proximity of death' London Review of Books
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROY FOSTER
This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war - each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition
The Heat of the Day features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Second World War fiction, Espionage and spy thriller
The Heat of the Day is available in Paperback
The Heat of the Day was written by Elizabeth Bowen and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
The Heat of the Day has 400 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage War series
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