The Edwardians
by Vita Sackville-West
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA realistic novel that is stirring and inventive. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
A portrait of fashionable society at the height of the era, The Edwardians revealed, through the lives of its characters, all that was glamorous about the period -- and all that was to lead to its downfall. Sebastian and Viola are brother and sister. Handsome and moody, at nineteen Sebastian is a duke and heir to the vast country estate, Chevron.
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- Author
- Vita Sackville-West
- Published
- 1930
- Pages
- 349
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