Rebecca West was a formidable English author, journalist, and literary critic, recognized as one of the twentieth century's foremost public intellectuals. Committed to feminist and liberal principles, her prolific and protean body of work spanned numerous genres. She delved into the history, culture, and psychological depths of wartime treason and trials, drawing heavily on her extensive travel and journalistic experience. Her writing is distinguished by a sharp intellect, precise observation, and a profound understanding of human nature.
This work is Rebecca West's exploration of Mexican history, religion and culture, a work the author clearly conceived as a companion and sequel to her masterpiece about the Balkans, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (1941). Although West never brought Survivors to completion, she left behind a series of extensive drafts and revisions that Bernard Schweizer has assembled and edited. The result is an addition to the Rebecca West canon - a travel memoir and history.
Rebecca West's magnum opus . . . one of the great books of our time. --The New
Yorker Written on the brink of World War II, Rebecca West's classic
examination of the history, people, and politics of Yugoslavia illuminates a
region that is still a focus of international concern. A magnificent blend of
travel journal, cultural commentary, and historical insight, Black Lamb and
Grey Falcon probes the troubled history of the Balkans and the uneasy
relationships among its ethnic groups. The landscape and the people of
Yugoslavia are brilliantly observed as West untangles the tensions that rule
the country's history as well as its daily life. For more than seventy years,
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Focusing on the connection between personal well-being and living spaces, interiors expert Rebecca West shares insights on creating a harmonious home environment. She emphasizes that small adjustments can lead to significant improvements in your life, aligning your emotional and physical health with your surroundings. This guide offers practical tips for transforming your home into a sanctuary that supports your overall well-being.
The book delves into four provocative trials from 1946 to 1954, examining profound themes such as crime and punishment, innocence versus guilt, and the concepts of retribution and forgiveness. Through these accounts, it challenges readers to reflect on the complexities of justice and morality. Critically acclaimed, it has been described as "astonishing" by Francine Prose.
Set during the Edwardian era, this is a poignant and beautifully told story of
family love and family feuds, and of musical and artistic aspirations. *
Introduction by Rebecca West's biographer, Victoria Glendinning.
In Stories of Initiation teenage heroes face the realities of adult life. Confrontations with birth, rejection, growing old and death herald an aprupt end to their childhood.
The soldier returns from the front to the three women who love him. His wife, Kitty, with her cold, moonlight beauty, and his devoted cousin Jenny wait in their exquisite home on the crest of the Harrow-weald. Margaret Allington, his first and long-forgotten love, is nearby in the dreary suburb of Wealdstone. But the soldier is shell-shocked and can only remember the Margaret he loved fifteen years before, when he was a young man and she an inn-keeper's daughter. His cousin he remembers only as a childhood playmate; his wife he remembers not at all. The women have a choice - to leave him where he wishes to be, or to 'cure' him. It is Margaret who reveals a love so great that she can make the final sacrifice
Isabelle is beautiful, immensely rich and a widow at the age of twenty-six. In 1928 she leaves America for Cannes and Paris in search of high society - and love. For though outwardly she has everything women dream of, inside she craves the peace of a lasting marriage. To find the kind of love she needs Isabelle must choose between three men: her violent, fascinating lover, the aristocrat Andre de Verviers; a reserved plantation owner from the Deep South, Laurence Vernon; and the eccentric millionaire Marc Sellafranque... First published in 1936, this is Rebecca West's most popular work of fiction: at once a masterful portrayal of the brilliance and decadence of high society in the 1920s, and a poignant and compassionate portrait of one woman's life and loves.
Rico en detalles de la época y lírico en su evocación del Támesis, una novela que revela tanto los problemas del matrimonio como los éxtasis del amor sexual.
In „Die Familie Aubrey“, einem Bestseller aus dem Jahr 1957, verwandelte Rebecca West ihre eigene Kindheit in einen Klassiker der englischen Literatur. Rose Aubrey ist eines von vier Geschwistern. Mit der Weisheit eines Kindes betrachtet sie ihre Zwillingsschwester Mary, deren Charakter perfekt mit dem ihren korrespondiert. Die schöne, begriffsstutzige Schwester Cordelia, die bemitleidet wird, weil sie als Einzige der Familie nicht über musikalisches Talent verfügt. Ihren geliebten kleinen Bruder Richard Quinn. Ihren charmanten, aber höchst unzuverlässigen Vater Piers, dessen törichte Geschäfte die Familie immer wieder an den Rand des finanziellen und sozialen Ruins treiben. Es ist schließlich ihre exzentrische Mutter Clare, die sich als die wirklich Starke der Familie erweist. Rebecca West zeichnet ein liebevolles Bild einer außergewöhnlichen Bohemien-Familie zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die junge Protagonistin Rose lotet die schwer fassbaren Grenzen zwischen Kindheit und Erwachsensein, Freiheit und Abhängigkeit, dem Gewöhnlichen und dem Geheimnisvollen aus.
