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AN ACCOMMODATING SPOUSE by JOLLEY ELIZABETH
Category: Fiction | Series: Modern Classics Ser.
A fantastic book in all senses of that word'Sydney Morning HeraldThe Professor is married to Hazel, a diligent and generous (but rather plain) woman. She is so close to her twin, Chloe, and both women live under one roof with the Professor. Back from an overseas trip come their daughters - triplets - re ...Show more
An Accomodating Spouse by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Fiction
Laden with wit, irony and Jolley's perceptive musings on the ties that bind us, this comedy of manners tells the story of an eccentric professor and the seven women in his life.
An Innocent Gentleman by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Fiction
Henry and Muriel's life on the new estate is relatively harmonious despite the vulgar neighbours, the Second World War and the regular Sunday visits from Muriel's mother (who believes her daughter has married far below her station).The accidental (?) appearance of Mr Hawthorne - Muriel's student - at th ...Show more
An Innocent Gentleman by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Fiction
Henry and Muriel's life on the new estate is relatively harmonious, despite the vulgar neighbours (the Tonkettes), the Second World War and the regular Sunday visits from Muriel's mother. The accidental appearance of the refined Mr Hawthorne - Muriel's student - at their house one Sunday afternoon brin ...Show more
An Innocent Gentleman by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Fiction
Henry and Muriel Bell live on a housing estate with their two small daughters. However, the unexpected visit of Muriel's student, Mr Hawthorne, brings surprising turmoil to the little household. In her last novel, Elizabeth Jolley explores issues of innocence and guilt, passion and possession, while car ...Show more
Cabin Fever by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Fiction
This is the sequel of sorts to My Father's Moon, and reintroduces us to Vera, many years later, holed up in a hotel room in New York. Vera begins to reflect on her life and in doing so, mourns the loss of love and friendship from her life: from the father of her child who was killed during WWII, to her ...Show more
Five Acre Virgin and Other Stories by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Australian Classics
During her lifetime, Elizabeth Jolley established a formidable international reputation for her unique combination of unsentimental realism and original humour. Five Acre Virgin and Other Stories brings together two highly acclaimed collections of Jolley's short fiction in a new edition. Five Acre Virgi ...Show more
Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley - Her Life and Work by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Biography and Memoir
Learning to Dance : Elizabeth Jolley - Her Life and Work by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Biography
This collection, chosen and introduced by Elizabeth's long-time friend and agent Caroline Lurie, has a sense of the author looking back, of humbly celebrating her achievements, laughing at her difficulties, and marvelling at life's unexpectedness. First published 2006.
Miss Peabody's Inheritance by Elizabeth Jolley
Category: Fiction
In Arabella Thorne, Elizabeth Jolley has created a brilliant, witty and accomplished woman. The exotic tale of this flamboyant eccentric and her European travels - with jealous secretary and shy schoolgirl protégée - is the inheritance that transforms the uneventful life of drab Miss Peabody. 'Delicatel ...Show more