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The Constant Nymph

by Margaret Kennedy

ISBN: 0860683540
ISBN-13: 9780860683544
Format: Paperback

Summary

This 1924 novel, which manages to be both a romance and a novel of ideas, is about young Tessa (bohemian, mercurial, warmhearted), her older cousin, Florence (prim, cultured, a bit smug), and the man they both love-Lewis Dodd, a composer.

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"...Margaret Kennedy relentlessly probes the ramifications of this triangle in high-toned, graceful prose....The compelling world she creates manages to be delightful while also proving that 'unhappiness is, to a certain extent, the sure lot of every one of us'." -- Christina Schwarz

-- Atlantic Monthly

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Virago Pr
Published date: 1992
Size: 5.25 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds

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Paperback Reprint - Trafalgar Square (1992) - from $1.50
Hardcover Large Print - Ulverscroft Large Print Books (1987) - from $8.22

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