All passion spent
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
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Book
Physical Desc
169 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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General Note
"First published 1931."
Description
"Classic novel by English writer Vita Sackville-West about an elderly upper-class woman who loses her husband and rediscovers herself. Irreverently funny and surprisingly moving, All Passion Spent is the story of a woman who discovers who she is just before it is too late. After the death of elder statesman Lord Slane--a former prime minister of Great Britain and viceroy of India--everyone assumes that his eighty-eight-year-old widow will slowly fade away in her grief, remaining as proper, decorative, and dutiful as she has been her entire married life. But the deceptively gentle Lady Slane has other ideas. First she defies the patronizing meddling of her children and escapes to a rented house in Hampstead. There, to her offspring's utter amazement, she revels in her new freedom, recalls her youthful ambitions, and gathers some very unsuitable companions--who reveal to her just how much she had sacrificed under the pressure of others' expectations"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sackville-West, V. 1. (2017). All passion spent (First Vintage Classics edition.). Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sackville-West, V. 1892-1962. 2017. All Passion Spent. Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sackville-West, V. 1892-1962. All Passion Spent Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sackville-West, V. 1892-1962. All Passion Spent First Vintage Classics edition., Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
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