Item description for The Heat Of The Day - Eliz. Bowen - 1949 First Edition- Hard Cover - GDC

Description

Offered here is this wonderful Vintage 1949 First American Edition of The Heat of The Day, by Elizabeth Bowen. The book is in good condition. There are a few of stains on the cover. The outer spine is a little faded, and a little bent at the top and bottom edges of the spine. The spine and binding are holding well, but they are beginning to loosen. All of the 372 pages are intact and in good condition, although they are yellowing with age. This book is a first American edition published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., and has a copyright date of 1948. I believe that it is a first American printing. It is a nice novel, and an interesting, easy read.

The Heat of the Day revolves around the relationship between Stella Rodney and her lover Robert Kelway, with the interfering presence of Harrison in the tense years following the Blitz in London. Harrison, a British intelligence agent who is convinced that Robert is a German spy, uses this knowledge to get between the two lovers and ultimately neutralise Robert. Stella finds herself caught between spy and counterspy. The narrative reveals the "inextricable knitting together of the individual and the national, the personal and the political

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