KotiRyhmätKeskusteluLisääAjan henki
Etsi sivustolta
Tämä sivusto käyttää evästeitä palvelujen toimittamiseen, toiminnan parantamiseen, analytiikkaan ja (jos et ole kirjautunut sisään) mainostamiseen. Käyttämällä LibraryThingiä ilmaiset, että olet lukenut ja ymmärtänyt käyttöehdot ja yksityisyydensuojakäytännöt. Sivujen ja palveluiden käytön tulee olla näiden ehtojen ja käytäntöjen mukaista.

Tulokset Google Booksista

Pikkukuvaa napsauttamalla pääset Google Booksiin.

The summer before the war : a novel Tekijä:…
Ladataan...

The summer before the war : a novel (vuoden 2016 painos)

Tekijä: Helen Simonson

JäseniäKirja-arvostelujaSuosituimmuussijaKeskimääräinen arvioMaininnat
1,8041219,366 (3.8)197
Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  A novel to cure your Downton Abbey withdrawal . . . a delightful story about nontraditional romantic relationships, class snobbery and the everybody-knows-everybody complications of living in a small community.The Washington Post
The bestselling author of Major Pettigrews Last Stand returns with a breathtaking novel of love on the eve of World War I that reaches far beyond the small English town in which it is set.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND NPR
East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of Englands brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha, who lives with her husband in the small, idyllic coastal town of Rye. Agathas husband works in the Foreign Office, and she is certain he will ensure that the recent saber rattling over the Balkans wont come to anything. And Agatha has more immediate concerns; she has just risked her carefully built reputation by pushing for the appointment of a woman to replace the Latin master.
When Beatrice Nash arrives with one trunk and several large crates of books, it is clear she is significantly more freethinkingand attractivethan anyone believes a Latin teacher should be. For her part, mourning the death of her beloved father, who has left her penniless, Beatrice simply wants to be left alone to pursue her teaching and writing.
But just as Beatrice comes alive to the beauty of the Sussex landscape and the colorful characters who populate Rye, the perfect summer is about to end. For despite Agathas reassurances, the unimaginable is coming. Soon the limits of progress, and the old ways, will be tested as this small Sussex town and its inhabitants go to war.
Praise for The Summer Before the War
What begins as a study of a small-town society becomes a compelling account of war and its aftermath.Womans Day
This witty character study of how a small English town reacts to the 1914 arrival of its first female teacher offers gentle humor wrapped in a hauntingly detailed story.Good Housekeeping
Perfect for readers in a postDownton Abbey slump . . . The gently teasing banter between two kindred spirits edging slowly into love is as delicately crafted as a bone-china teacup. . . . More than a high-toned romantic reverie for Anglophilesthough it serves the latter purpose, too.The Seattle Times.
… (lisätietoja)
Jäsen:heroineinabook
Teoksen nimi:The summer before the war : a novel
Kirjailijat:Helen Simonson
Info:New York : Random House, [2016]
Kokoelmat:Oma kirjasto
Arvio (tähdet):***
Avainsanoja:2016, british-period, ebook, fiction, literary-fiction, arc, goodreads

Teostiedot

The Summer Before the War (tekijä: Helen Simonson)

Ladataan...

Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et.

Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta.

» Katso myös 197 mainintaa

englanti (120)  katalaani (1)  Kaikki kielet (121)
Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 121) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
The best parts of this novel is the satire spoken not in jest but earnestly “ I can’t wait to tour the model trench” said Eleanor” Beatrice Nash told me they have bookshelves and willow furniture and that they read poetry every night before taps”. !!!
This novel also shows the awful attitude towards women at this time “Spinsters aren’t suppose to enjoy themselves said Daniel. I think they live to be useful.” Or this one “Compounding lack of funds with intelligence, she makes herself unmarriageable.” The constrictions on women are a theme in this novel. Beatrice, our main character, helped her father live as a writer yet when he died he put his estate” in trust” not allowing her to manage it alone. And poor Celeste, the Belgian refugee, agrees to go to a convent as that is demanded by her father.
Social etiquette, gossip and a person’s station in life are also recurring themes.
The last part of the novel is about the war itself and Hugh and Daniel, Harry and Snout in France. Here too rank and protocol determine outcomes like for poor Snout. And in the end, after death has claimed many in war one is left to wonder, why is all that important when we are all just people who love and mourn ( )
  Smits | Feb 8, 2024 |
I read somewhere that this book was great for people who missed Downton Abbey and I think that was a good tip.

I'm always pleased with a smart, independent woman and Beatrice was no different. I enjoyed the goings on of the small English town in the run up to WWI.

Town politics, romance, scandal, war.....it's all here. ( )
  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
This started out so much like a golden age cozy that I found myself wondering who would be found murdered in the library. The ridiculous village sniping gives way to tragic wartime realities along the way to a beautifully developed ending. I loved it. ( )
  dhenn31 | Jan 24, 2024 |
I really enjoyed Major Pettigrew's Last Stand so I think my expectations were too high for this book. I was expecting a slightly more light-hearted story. ( )
  ellink | Jan 22, 2024 |
3.5 stars. Listened to this one, and I had a hard time getting into it at first. It starts somewhat light and gets heavier. A couple of situations that were neatly handled according to the prevailing thought of the time were just tragic. ( )
  CarolHicksCase | Mar 12, 2023 |
Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 121) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
Now Simonson is back with The Summer Before the War, a gentle comedy of provincial manners that rivals her first in the charm department...In The Summer Before the War, the novelist's attention to sensory detail is lovely, simple yet evocative.... Droll dialogue dominates, with gentle zingers regularly applied. There are the time-tested markers of small town life: a parade, a harvest festival, country dances....The contrast between pastoral peace and the violent chaos of war is what gives this novel its heft;
 
Rather than making characters sympathetic, this virtuous quirk prevents the reader from discovering the mild contradictions in human nature. And that is what we travel to social-comedy land to enjoy.
 

» Lisää muita tekijöitä

Tekijän nimiRooliTekijän tyyppiKoskeeko teosta?Tila
Helen Simonsonensisijainen tekijäkaikki painoksetlaskettu
Hardingham, FionaKertojamuu tekijäeräät painoksetvahvistettu
Sinun täytyy kirjautua sisään voidaksesi muokata Yhteistä tietoa
Katso lisäohjeita Common Knowledge -sivuilta (englanniksi).
Teoksen kanoninen nimi
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
Alkuteoksen nimi
Teoksen muut nimet
Alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi
Henkilöt/hahmot
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
Tärkeät paikat
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
Tärkeät tapahtumat
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
Kirjaan liittyvät elokuvat
Epigrafi (motto tai mietelause kirjan alussa)
Omistuskirjoitus
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
To my parents, Alan and Margaret Phillips
Ensimmäiset sanat
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
The town of Rye rose from the flat marshes like an island, its tumbled pyramid of red-tiled roofs glowing in the slanting evening light.
Sitaatit
Viimeiset sanat
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
(Napsauta nähdäksesi. Varoitus: voi sisältää juonipaljastuksia)
Erotteluhuomautus
Julkaisutoimittajat
Kirjan kehujat
Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
Alkuteoksen kieli
Kanoninen DDC/MDS
Kanoninen LCC

Viittaukset tähän teokseen muissa lähteissä.

Englanninkielinen Wikipedia

-

Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  A novel to cure your Downton Abbey withdrawal . . . a delightful story about nontraditional romantic relationships, class snobbery and the everybody-knows-everybody complications of living in a small community.The Washington Post
The bestselling author of Major Pettigrews Last Stand returns with a breathtaking novel of love on the eve of World War I that reaches far beyond the small English town in which it is set.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND NPR
East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of Englands brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha, who lives with her husband in the small, idyllic coastal town of Rye. Agathas husband works in the Foreign Office, and she is certain he will ensure that the recent saber rattling over the Balkans wont come to anything. And Agatha has more immediate concerns; she has just risked her carefully built reputation by pushing for the appointment of a woman to replace the Latin master.
When Beatrice Nash arrives with one trunk and several large crates of books, it is clear she is significantly more freethinkingand attractivethan anyone believes a Latin teacher should be. For her part, mourning the death of her beloved father, who has left her penniless, Beatrice simply wants to be left alone to pursue her teaching and writing.
But just as Beatrice comes alive to the beauty of the Sussex landscape and the colorful characters who populate Rye, the perfect summer is about to end. For despite Agathas reassurances, the unimaginable is coming. Soon the limits of progress, and the old ways, will be tested as this small Sussex town and its inhabitants go to war.
Praise for The Summer Before the War
What begins as a study of a small-town society becomes a compelling account of war and its aftermath.Womans Day
This witty character study of how a small English town reacts to the 1914 arrival of its first female teacher offers gentle humor wrapped in a hauntingly detailed story.Good Housekeeping
Perfect for readers in a postDownton Abbey slump . . . The gently teasing banter between two kindred spirits edging slowly into love is as delicately crafted as a bone-china teacup. . . . More than a high-toned romantic reverie for Anglophilesthough it serves the latter purpose, too.The Seattle Times.

Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt.

Kirjan kuvailu
Yhteenveto haiku-muodossa

Current Discussions

-

Suosituimmat kansikuvat

Pikalinkit

Arvio (tähdet)

Keskiarvo: (3.8)
0.5
1 7
1.5 1
2 31
2.5 12
3 98
3.5 46
4 197
4.5 34
5 100

Oletko sinä tämä henkilö?

Tule LibraryThing-kirjailijaksi.

 

Lisätietoja | Ota yhteyttä | LibraryThing.com | Yksityisyyden suoja / Käyttöehdot | Apua/FAQ | Blogi | Kauppa | APIs | TinyCat | Perintökirjastot | Varhaiset kirja-arvostelijat | Yleistieto | 203,230,321 kirjaa! | Yläpalkki: Aina näkyvissä