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The Death of the Heart by Bowen, Elizabeth is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Death of the Heart about?
<b>The Death of the Heart</b> is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human motivations.<br><br>In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-b
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Bowen, Elizabeth
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781984899989
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Children'S
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (4,881 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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