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Set in a rural English village, In the Springtime of the Year is an astonishingly acute novel built around young Ruth Bryce's struggle to deal with the sudden and accidental death of her husband, Ben. Suddenly alone, Ruth must cope not only with Ben's death but also with his family who view her with suspicion and hostility. Her sole companion is Ben's fourteen-year-old brother who understands Ruth's quiet determination to emerge from this tragedy with her integrity and independence intact. A young woman's ability to collect herself, by herself, in the face of oppressive circumstances, is the force behind this novel. Told in a voice that is both honest and unsparing, it is an important addition to the oeuvre of a writer of real scope and power. "In the Springtime of the Year. speaks of home-truths, of rituals, of long-established ways of life and of a sense of sharing. (of a woman's) progress through stages of grief. It is less a novel than a portrait of an emotion, and as this it is poignant and convincing."—The New York Times
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Susan Hill was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, in 1942. She was educated at grammar schools there and in Coventry, and studied at King's College, London. She has written fiction as well as non fiction books, children's books, and two autobiographical books. She is a regular broadcaster and book reviewer. She is married to the Shakespeare scholar Stanley Wells. They have 2 daughters and live in Gloucestershire.
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"In the Springtime of the Year... speaks of home-truths, of rituals, of long-established ways of life and of a sense of sharing... (of a woman's) progress through stages of grief. It is less a novel than a portrait of an emotion, and as this it is poignant and convincing." --The New York Times
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In the Springtime of the Year
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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 0241024374
ISBN 13: 9780241024379
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In the Springtime of the Year
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 186pp. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine heel, a little cocked. Text block edges starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. Seller Inventory # 030343
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In the Springtime of the Year
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. a little foxing affecting dustwrapper at foredges, jacket based on a William Morris wallpaper design. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 18740
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IN THE SPRINGTIME OF THE YEAR
Published by
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 0241024374
ISBN 13: 9780241024379
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in as new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The price clipped dust wrapper has some mild rubs to the head and foot of the spine so is in near fine condition. This copy still has its publisher's promotional band. Laid in is a cutting from The Times 24/1/74 with a review of this title International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Set in a rural English village, In the Springtime of the Year is an astonishingly acute novel built around young Ruth Bryce's struggle to deal with the sudden and accidental death of her husband, Ben. Suddenly alone, Ruth must cope not only with Ben's death but also with his family who view her with suspicion and hostility. Her sole companion is Ben's fourteen-year-old brother who understands Ruth's quiet determination to emerge from this tragedy with her integrity and independence intact. A young woman's ability to collect herself, by herself, in the face of oppressive circumstances, is the force behind this novel. Told in a voice that is both honest and unsparing, it is an important addition to the oeuvre of a writer of real scope and power. Ref YY 6. Seller Inventory # 034150
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In the Springtime of the Year
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket after a wallpaper design by William Morris (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed, spine slightly browned. Not price clipped (£2.25), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, contemporary newspaper review tipped in, overall a vg+ copy. 186pp. Susan Hill said of this book 'the events and characters in the novel are wholly invented. The time is not the present and the death was very different. But the emotions were real. They were mine and I could never have written the book if I had not experienced them. It is set in an unspecified past, but is probably somewhere between the end of the first World War in 1918, and the beginning of the Second in 1939'. Seller Inventory # 004857
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In the Springtime of the Year
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ISBN 10: 0241024374
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed by Author(s) A near fine book in near fine DW. A small piece is missing, about half thumbnail, from rear top right corner of DW. Signed at Manchester Lit Lunch in 1989. Signed on FEP, "Best Wishes -- Susan Hill". ISigned by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 235
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