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A diary for her innermost thoughts, a china ornament, a ten-shilling note, and a roll of flame-coloured silk for her first evening dress—these are the gifts Olivia Curtis receives for her 17th birthday. She anticipates her first dance, the greatest yet most terrifying event of her restricted... read more
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First Sentence edit
THE village, in the hollow below the house, is picturesque, unhygienic : it has more atmosphere than form, than outline : huddled shapes of soft red brick sag towards gardens massed with sunflowers, Canterbury bells, sweet-williams.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rosamond Lehmann (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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