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Can I read The Heat of the Day on EtoBox?
The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Heat of the Day about?
It is wartime London, and the carelessness of people with no future flows through the evening air. Stella discovers that her lover Robert is suspected of selling information to the enemy. Harrison, the British intelligence agent on his trail, wants to bargain, the price for his silence being Stella herself. Caught between two men and unsure who she can trust, the flimsy structures of Stella's life begin to crumble.
Who reads The Heat of the Day?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Elizabeth Bowen
- Publisher
- Vintage; Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780099276463
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.46 / 5 (132 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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