{"product_id":"the-house-in-paris-paperback","title":"The House in Paris - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Elizabeth Bowen's most artful and psychologically acute novels, \u003cb\u003eThe House in Paris\u003c\/b\u003e is a timeless masterpiece of nuance and atmosphere, and represents the very best of Bowen's celebrated oeuvre. When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers' well-appointed house in Paris, she is prepared to spend her day between trains looked after by an old friend of her grandmother's. Henrietta longs to see a few sights in the foreign city; little does she know what fascinating secrets the Fisher house itself contains. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Henrietta finds that her visit coincides with that of Leopold, an intense child who has come to Paris to be introduced to the mother he has never known. In the course of a single day, the relations between Leopold, Henrietta's agitated hostess Naomi Fisher, Leopold' s mysterious mother, his dead father, and the dying matriarch in bed upstairs, come to light slowly and tantalizingly. And when Henrietta leaves the house that evening, it is in possession of the kind of grave knowledge usually reserved only for adults.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers' well-appointed house in Paris, she is prepared to spend her day between trains looked after by an old friend of her grandmother's. Henrietta longs to see a few sights in the foreign city; little does she know what fascinating secrets the Fisher house itself contains.\u003cbr\u003eFor Henrietta finds that her visit coincides with that of Leopold, an intense child who has come to Paris to be introduced to the mother he has never known. In the course of a single day, the relations between Leopold, Henrietta's agitated hostess Naomi Fisher, Leopold's mysterious mother, his dead father, and the dying matriarch in bed upstairs, come to light slowly and tantalizingly. And when Henrietta leaves the house that evening, it is in possession of the kind of grave knowledge usually reserved only for adults. One of Elizabeth Bowen's most artful and psychologically acute novels, The House in Paris is a timeless masterpiece of nuance and atmosphere, and represents the very best of Bowen's celebrated oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899. She wrote many acclaimed short stories and novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Heat of the Day, The Death of the Heart, The Last September, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Eva Trout\u003c\/i\u003e. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1948. She died in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755680530720,"sku":"9780385721257","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e007c38cce129a419344a3399ec782a8.webp?v=1780065699","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-house-in-paris-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}