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Nightingale Wood

A sly and satirical fairytale by the author of Cold Comfort Farm Unavailable for decades, Stella Gibbons's Nightingale Wood is a delightfully modern romance ripe for rediscovery by the many fans of Cold Comfort Farm. Poor, lovely Viola has been left penniless and alone after her late husband's demise, and is forced to live with his family in their joy'less home. Its occupants are nearly insufferable: Mr. Withers is a tyrannical old miser; Mrs. Withers dismisses her as a common shop girl; and Viola's sisters-in-law, Madge and Tina, are too preoccupied with their own troubles to give her much thought. Only the prospect of the upcoming charity ball can lift her spirits-especially as Victor Spring, the local prince charming, will be there. But Victor's intentions towards the young widow are, in short, not quite honorable.

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  • ""Poor, lovely Viola has been left penniless and alone after her late husband's demise, and is forced to live with his family in their joyless home. Its occupants are nearly insufferable: Mr. Withers is a tyrannical old miser; Mrs. Withers dismisses her as a common shop girl; and Viola's sisters-in-law, Madge and Tina, are too preoccupied with their own troubles to give her much thought. Only the prospect of the upcoming charity ball can lift her spirits-especially as Victor Spring, the local prince charming, will be there. But Victor's intentions towards the young widow are, in short, not quite honorable -- Cover verso."
  • "Life is not quite a fairytale for poor Viola. Left penniless, the young widow is forced to live with her late husband's family in a joyless old house. There's Mr Wither, a tyrannical old miser, Mrs Wither, who thnkgs Viola is just a common shop girl, and two unlovely sisters-in-law, one of whom is in love with the chauffeur. Only the prospect of the charity ball can raise Viola's spirits - especially as the local Prince Charming, will be there."
  • "A sly and satirical fairytale by the author of Cold Comfort Farm Unavailable for decades, Stella Gibbons's Nightingale Wood is a delightfully modern romance ripe for rediscovery by the many fans of Cold Comfort Farm. Poor, lovely Viola has been left penniless and alone after her late husband's demise, and is forced to live with his family in their joy'less home. Its occupants are nearly insufferable: Mr. Withers is a tyrannical old miser; Mrs. Withers dismisses her as a common shop girl; and Viola's sisters-in-law, Madge and Tina, are too preoccupied with their own troubles to give her much thought. Only the prospect of the upcoming charity ball can lift her spirits-especially as Victor Spring, the local prince charming, will be there. But Victor's intentions towards the young widow are, in short, not quite honorable."@en
  • "Ein bezauberndes Aschenputtelmärchen aus dem England der 30er-Jahre Viola Withers Leben ist gerade alles andere als märchenhaft. Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus ist die junge Witwe dazu gezwungen, mit der Familie ihres verstorbenen Ehemannes unter einem Dach ein eher freudloses Dasein zu fristen. Der mürrische Mr. Wither ist ein tyrannischer Geizhals, der keinen Hehl daraus macht, wie wenig er von seiner Schwiegertochter hält, und Violas Schwägerinnen sind beide keinen Deut besser. Allein die Aussicht auf den grossen Wohltätigkeitsball kann Violas Laune heben - besonders, da Victor Spring ebenfalls dort sein wird, Spross der wohlhabendsten Familie am Ort und in Violas Augen ein wahrer Märchenprinz. Doch Victors Absichten in Bezug auf Viola sind, kurz gesagt, nicht besonders ehrenhaft ... Stella Dorothea Gibbons, 1902 in London geboren, besuchte die North London Collegiate School und studierte Journalismus am University College London. Sie arbeitete für diverse Zeitungen und Zeitschriften, bevor sie sich ganz dem Schreiben von Büchern widmete. Ihre erste Veröffentlichung im Jahr 1930 war eine Gedichtsammlung, 'The Mountain Beast'. Zwei Jahre später erschien ihr erster und zugleich bekanntester Roman 'Cold Comfort Farm'. Es folgten weitere Bücher, unter anderem die charmante Aschenputtelgeschichte 'Der Sommernachtsball'. 1933 heiratete Gibbons den Sänger und Schauspieler Alan Webb, mit dem sie eine Tochter bekam. Stella Gibbons starb 1989 in London."
  • "Left penniless, young widow Viola is forced to live with her late husband's family. There's Mr Wither, a tyrannical old miser, Mrs Wither, who thinks Viola is just a common shop girl, & two sisters-in-law, one of whom is in love with the chauffeur."@en

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  • "General fiction"@en
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "domestic fiction"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"

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  • "Nightingale Wood"
  • "Nightingale Wood"@en
  • "La segunda vida de Viola Wither"@es
  • "Nightengale wood"@en
  • "Nightingale wood a novel"@en
  • "Der Sommernachtsball : Roman"
  • "Le bois du rossignol : roman"
  • "Der Sommernachtsball Roman"
  • "Nightingale wood"
  • "Nightingale wood"@en
  • "˜Derœ Sommernachtsball Roman"

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