Come Back to Sorrento |
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| Author:
| Powell, Dawn |
| Introduction by:
| Page, Tim |
| ISBN: | 978-1-883642-26-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
| Publisher: | Steerforth Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.00 |
Book Description:
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Rediscovered in the 1980s, Dawn Powell is now,widely acknowledged as one of the best 20th,century American writers. ""Come Back to Sorrento,centres around the life of Connie Benjamin, a,village shoemaker's wife, who was raised in a,wealthy household and had pretensions toward an,operatic career, and Blaine Decker, the new high,school music teacher, a homosexual in a closeted,era. Drawn together into a powerful friendship of,dependence, they transend the monotony of their,lives to...
More DescriptionRediscovered in the 1980s, Dawn Powell is now,widely acknowledged as one of the best 20th,century American writers. ""Come Back to Sorrento,centres around the life of Connie Benjamin, a,village shoemaker's wife, who was raised in a,wealthy household and had pretensions toward an,operatic career, and Blaine Decker, the new high,school music teacher, a homosexual in a closeted,era. Drawn together into a powerful friendship of,dependence, they transend the monotony of their,lives to create a drama richer than reality.