Lehmann, Rosamond

The Ballad And The Source

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London Collins 1944 First Edition 8vo 8vo. Finely bound by the Bayntun-Riviere bindery in half light green morocco, marbled paper sides, spine with five raised bands, lettered and dated in gilt, hand marbled endleaves, top edge gilt. In recent years, Rosamund Lehmann's work has undergone a significant critical reappraisal. Anita Brookner described her as "a novelist in the grand tradition...and the first writer to filter her stories through a woman's feelings and perceptions." "The Ballad and The Source"is regarded by many as her finest novel. Spanning the years of the First World War, it relates the story of ten year old Rebecca, who is drawn into the life of the enigmatic and powerful Sibyl Jardine, one of Lehmann's most extraordinary literary creations. Through the young girl's eyes, the reader learns of Mrs Jardine's passionate, stormy past and her scandalous family history.

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