Auf ein Miniaturbild klicken, um zu Google Books zu gelangen.
Lädt ... Hester Lilly and Other Stories (1954)von Elizabeth Taylor
Keine Lädt ...
Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gehört zu VerlagsreihenVirago Modern Classics (350) Ist enthalten in
Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
Aktuelle DiskussionenKeineBeliebte Umschlagbilder
Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
Bist das du?Werde ein LibraryThing-Autor. |
That said, despite my prejudice, Hester Lilly is an enjoyable read. In the title story, almost a novella, late middle-aged Muriel, fearing her marriage is collapsing, anticipates competition when her husband's young cousin comes to live with them. She is relieved when Hester arrives, dressed improvisationally in 'the wedding of out-grown school uniform with the adult, gloomy wardrobe of her dead mother--look(ing) jaunty, defiant and absurd. Every garment was grown out of or not grown into.' Muriel has, of course, underestimated the charms of Hester.
In one of the shortest stories, an unlikeable young man, seeking to ingratiate himself is unwittingly exposed by his mother as a fraud. In 'Spry Old Character' Taylor revisits the loneliness of the elderly.
The stories are charming, witty, and poignant. I did not feel cheated or puzzled when each ended. I felt I had learned enough of the characters and their situations to be satisfied. ( )