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The Great Fortune: The Balkan Trilogy 1

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3.81 (1,001 ratings by Goodreads)

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By (author): Olivia Manning

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RACHEL CUSK

'A fantastically tart and readable account of life in eastern Europe at the start of the war' Sarah Waters

'Wonderfully entertaining' Observer

Autumn, 1939. Newly-weds Guy and Harriet Pringle step aboard the train to Bucharest. Guy's lecturing job awaits, alongside friends and the ever-ardent Sophie - but for Harriet, alone and naive, it's a strange new life. As Guy's world collides with that of his new bride, Harriet realises how little she knows the man she has married. Manning's masterpiece, alive with exhilarating characters, is a haunting evocation of young love and the uncertainty of war.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 245g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Jul 2020
  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781786091130

About Olivia Manning

Olivia Manning OBE was born in Portsmouth Hampshire. The daughter of a naval officer she produced her first novel The Wind Changes in 1937. She married just before the War and went abroad with her husband R. D. Smith a British Council lecturer in Bucharest. Her experiences there formed the basis of the work which makes up The Balkan Trilogy. As the Germans approached Athens she and her husband evacuated to Egypt and ended up in charge of the Palestine Broadcasting Station. They returned to London in 1946 and lived there until her death in 1980.

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