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The Queen of a Distant Country is a 1972 novel by the British writer John Braine. A young writer returns to his northern home town, where he becomes obsessed with an older woman who was herself once a celebrated novelist.
1 de ene. de 1973 · A literary coming-of-age story about a sensitive young man and his female mentor, the queen. It was published in 1972 and the plot and politics come across as rather dated, even slightly absurd now. What an angry young man John Braine was! However the prose is OK, and the language is plausibly true.
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1 de feb. de 1985 · The Queen Of A Distant Country. Audio Cassette – February 1, 1985. The brilliant author of ROOM AT THE TOP probes the obsessive passion of a young man for a vital older woman and the painful ordeal which must follow--the exorcism of desire, the shattering of bonds, the shaking off of a profound and powerful influence.
1 de ene. de 2001 · John Braine. Follow. The Queen of a Distant Country Paperback – January 1, 2001. by John Braine (Author) 1.8 2 ratings. See all formats and editions. Book by Braine, John. Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length. 206 pages. Language. English. Publisher. House of Stratus Ltd. Publication date. January 1, 2001. Dimensions.
1 de ene. de 1972 · John Braine. The queen of a distant country Hardcover – January 1, 1972. by John Braine (Author) 1.8 2 ratings. See all formats and editions. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned.
When writer Tom Metfield realises with huge dismay that his novels have become mere recordings of his personal experience, his attempt to remedy the situation leads him to Miranda - once a distinguished novelist who has swapped her glittering career to be a solicitor's wife in a Yorkshire seaside town where Tom spent his youth.
