Grand Days by Frank Moorhouse
Meet Edith Campbell Berry, the woman all Australian women would like to be.
On a train from Paris to Geneva, Edith Campbell Berry meets Major Ambrose Westwood in the dining car, makes his acquaintance over a lunch of six courses, and allows him to kiss her passionately.
Their early intimacy binds them together once they reach Geneva and their posts at the newly created League of Nations. There, a heady idealism prevails over Edith and her young colleagues, and nothing seems beyond their grasp, certainly not world peace.
The exuberance of the times carries over into Geneva nights- Edith is drawn into a dark and glamorous underworld where, coaxed by Ambrose, she becomes more and more sexually adventurous. Reading Grand Days is a rare experience- it is vivid and wise, full of shocks of recognition and revelation. The final effect of the book is intoxicating and unplaceably original.
Format: Paperback | 678 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.9 x 12.8 x 4.5 | 556g -
Publication Date: 03 Nov 2000
Publisher: Random House Australia
Imprint: Vintage Books
Publication City/Country: Milsons Point, SYD, Australia
Language: English
ISBN10: 1740510372
ISBN13: 9781740510370
Condition: Very Good
A vintage book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minor damage to the cover, including a tiny scuff mark on the bottom-right corner of the front cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.