Desert Of The Heart

Author: Jane Rule; Jackie Kay (Introduction by)

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Price : 30.00 NZD
ISBN : 9781844086788
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Imprint : Virago Press
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Weight (g) : 0.18
Publication date : October 2010
Dimensions : 198mm X 126mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Availability date : December 2010
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Author : Jane Rule; Jackie Kay (Introduction by)
Series : Virago Modern Classics Ser.
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Description

Set in the late 1950s, this is the story of Evelyn Hall, an English Professor who is about to put an end to her disastrous 16-year marriage. She meets Ann Childs, 15 years her junior, and the pair embark on an affair, and begin the struggle to figure out just how a relationship between two women can last.

Author description

Jane Rule (1931-2007) was born in New Jersey. She became a Canadian citizen in the 1960s. Author of seven novels, short stories, essays and criticism, and university lecturer, Rule was the recipient of several awards including the Canadian Authors' Association Award for Best Novel (1978) and the Order of Canada (2007).

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