
Barbara Comyns : A savage innocence
by Avril Horner
Title:
Barbara Comyns : A savage innocence
Author:
Avril Horner
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
372 pages, 41 black & white illustrations
Publisher:
Manchester University Press (P648)
ISBN-13:
9781526184931
EAN:
9781526184931
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
462
Dimensions (mm):
198 x 131 x 27
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This biography of Barbara Comyns presents a twentieth-century author whose life was as extraordinary as her novels. Hundreds of unpublished letters reveal an occasionally desperate but resourceful and witty woman whose complicated life ranged from enduring poverty when young to mixing with spivs, spies and high society. -- .











