The Beautiful Visit
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (852 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01DTQ56JG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 414 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Days are filled with delectable meals and skating and riding lessons; nights with parties and dancing. It’s her first trip away from home, and she’s instantly mesmerized by her beautiful and lush new surroundings. As Lavinia matures, and other people pass through her life—including Ian Graham, the soldier who loves her yet doesn’t expect her love in return—she continues to view things through the prism of that unforgettable Christmas with the Lancings. But a visit to a sprawling country estate transforms her world and becomes the touchstone for the rest of her life. Lavinia adores her hosts, Lucy and Gerald Lancing, and their boisterous extended family—and the mysterious, conceited Rupert Laing, with whom she shares her first kiss. Soon after she returns home, the First World War breaks out. . The author of the bestselling Cazalet Chronicles brilliantly captures the coming-of-age hopes and yearnings of an adolescent English girl during World War I The fourth child born to a str
Barbara Bergmann said Magnificent!. A beautiful story--poignant, sad, ultimately hopeful. Narrated beautifully by the superb actress, Juliet Stevenson. I so enjoyed listening to this!
“Interesting and original . . . Howard has true imagination and a kind of sensuous power. She creates a wonderful atmosphere of uneasiness and oppression; she can also draw scenes with ironic brilliance . . . a remarkable talent.” —Antonia White, New Statesman “A timeless . . . picture of late adolescence; period exquisiteness.” —Kirkus Reviews “Distinctive, self-assured and remarkably sensual: Howard has always been a writer to whom smells and flavours matter a great deal.” —The Guardian