I'll Never Be Young Again

Zusatztext Amazingly vivid Informationen zum Autor Daphne Du Maurier Klappentext INTRODUCED BY ELAINE DUNDY 'The iron of the bridge felt hot under my hand. The sun had been upon it all day. Gripping hard with my hands I lifted myself on to the bar and gazed down steadily on the water passing under . . . I thought of places I would never see, and women I should never love' As far as Richard's father, a famous poet, is concerned, his son has no talent as a writer and will never amount to anything. In a moment of crisis, Richard decides to end his life, but is saved by Jake, a passing stranger. The two men, both at turning points in their lives, set out for adventure, jumping aboard a ship to Norway. Their travels take them through Europe and they form a passionate friendship. But in bohemian Paris Richard meets Hesta, a music student who inspires him to follow his artistic dreams. 'She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality' Guardian Vorwort A coming-of-age novel of adventure and love, ranging over early twentieth century Europe, told by a master storyteller. Zusammenfassung A coming-of-age novel of adventure and love, ranging over early twentieth century Europe, told by a master storyteller.

Product details

• Authors: Daphne Du Maurier, Daphne Du Maurier
• Assisted by: Elaine Dundy (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.05.2005
• EAN: 9781844080694
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-069-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; Virago modern classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Adventure, FICTION / Coming of Age, Sagas, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / City Life, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Adventure fiction, Generational sagas