[Annotatie]: A biography of the acclaimed Anglo-Irish novelist follows the formation of her character and the growth of her art from her childhood in a great ancestral manor in Ireland to her discovery of America and international fame. Reprint.[Inhoudsopgave]: AcknowledgementsxiiiForewordxvI BOWEN'S COURT3(17)II BITHA20(24)III ENCOUNTERS44(24)IV THE OXFORD CONNECTION68(22)V THE GRAND CHAIN90(23)VI THE HOUSE IN LONDON113(22)VII""""PEOPLE IN THEIR THIRTIES""""135(24)VIII NOON159(26)IX AFTER NOON185(25)X NEW DIRECTIONS210(20)XI DISLOCATIONS230(24)XII NO ABIDING CITY254(24)XIII COMING HOME278(27)Notes305(6)Select Bibliography311(4)Books by Elizabeth Bowen315(2)Index317