The fountain overflows
West, Rebecca, 1892-19832011
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Rose Aubrey is one of a family of four children. Their father, Piers, is the disgraced son of an Irish landowning family, a violent, noble and quite unscrupulous leader of popular causes. His Scottish wife, Clare, is an artist, a tower of strength, devoted to a musical future for her daughters. This is the story of their life in South London. Rose Aubrey is one of a family of four children. Their father, Piers, is the disgraced son of an Irish landowning family, a violent, noble and quite unscrupulous leader of popular causes. His Scottish wife, Clare, is an artist, a tower of strength, fanatically devoted to a musical future for her daughters. This is the story of their life in south London, a life threatened by Piers's streak of tragic folly which keeps them on the verge of financial ruin and social disgrace . . .'A book bursting with love and vitality' DAILY EXPRESS
Main title:
The fountain overflows / Rebecca West ; with an introduction by Amanda Craig.
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Imprint:
London : Virago, 2011.
Collation:
x, 432 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Virago modern classics ; 143.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. Uk
ISBN:
9781844086993 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
Language:
English
Subject:
Families -- FictionLondon (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- FictionGreat Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- FictionClassicsClassic fictionModern & contemporary fictionFiction: general & literaryContemporary lifestyle fictionFamily life fictionIntended specifically for women and/or girls
BRN:
3470219