{"product_id":"loving-paperback-1","title":"Loving - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoxana Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama unfolds between the servants and masters of an aristocratic Irish household in this \"classic upstairs-downstairs story\" set during World War II--for fans of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The war has led to a scarcity of experienced staff at the vast hereditary house of an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family. When Eldon the butler dies, Raunce--the head footman--is assigned his job. The other servants are taken aback by this irregular promotion, but lovely young Edith, a recent hire, is quite attracted to the\u003cbr\u003e older Raunce and a flirtation begins. And it is Edith who discovers Mrs. Tennant's daughter-in-law, whose husband is fighting at the front, in bed with a neighbor one morning, scandalizing the whole household. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the Tennants depart for England, Raunce is left in charge of the house and struggles to control its disputatious inhabitants as well as to secure the love of Edith, especially after a precious family jewel disappears. In \u003ci\u003eLoving\u003c\/i\u003e, Henry Green explores the deeply precarious nature of ordinary life against the background of the larger world at war.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Green\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-1973) was the pen name of Henry Vincent Yorke. Born near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England, he was educated at Eton and Oxford and went on to become the managing director of his family's engineering business, writing novels in his spare time. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eBlindness\u003c\/i\u003e (1926), was written while he was at Oxford. He married in 1929 and had one son, and during the Second World War served in the Auxiliary Fire Service. Between 1926 and 1952 he wrote nine novels, \u003ci\u003eBlindness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiving\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParty Going\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCaught\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoving\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConcluding\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNothing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDoting\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003e Pack My Bag\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoxana Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight works of fiction, including the novels \u003ci\u003eCost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSparta\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eGeorgia O'Keeffe: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Guggenheim Fellow, she edited \u003ci\u003eThe New York Stories of Edith Wharton\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote the introduction to Elizabeth Taylor's \u003ci\u003eA View of the Harbour\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by NYRB Classics. Robinson is currently the president of the Authors Guild.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700798885951,"sku":"9781681370149","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6e78163b965741630514b6353440eb43.webp?v=1765018222","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/loving-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}