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The Vet's Daughter
A Virago Modern Classic
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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The Vet's Daughter
Barbara Comyns' witty and touching classic The Vet's Daughter tells the story of Alice, a young woman from Edwardian South London who is gripped by strange and mysterious powers.
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Growing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary, restrictive and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and domineering; his new girlfriend brash and lascivious.
Alice seeks refuge in memories and fantasies, in her rapturous longing for Nicholas, a handsome young sailor, and in the blossoming of what she perceives as her occult powers.
A series of strange events unfolds that leads her, dressed in bridal white, to a scene of ecstatic triumph and disaster among the crowds on Clapham Common.
The Vet's Daughter is a uniquely vivid, witty and touching story of love and mystery.
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns is praised as a small Gothic masterpiece and is acknowledged for its originality. It captivates readers with its distinctive and haunting narrative, highlighting Comyns' unique storytelling style.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781844088386
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 July 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Contributors:
- Introduction by Jane Gardam
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 199.0mm
Height: 132.0mm
Weight: 125g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Jane Gardam has been awarded the Heywood Hill Literary Prize for a lifetime's contribution to the enjoyment of literature; has twice won a Whitbread Award and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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