Vera

by Elizabeth von Arnim and Elizabeth

Book Overview

Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim is a 1921 novel based on her disastrous second marriage, to Frank Russell. It is a frightening analysis of the naivety of a young woman, as she falls into the power of a pathologically narcissistic husband. In outline, this utterly unromantic novel anticipates Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Naive Lucy Entwhistle is swept into marriage by a widower, Everard Wemyss. His mansion, "The Willows", is pervaded by the spectre...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C5BHQC1W
• ISBN13: 9798889422303
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"