Penguin Essentials a Room with a View
Penguin Essentials a Room with a View by E M Forster is a classic work published by National Geographic Books on May 17, 2011. This edition features 224 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Lucy, a young woman whose structured life is disrupted during a trip to Florence with her cousin Charlotte. As she encounters a variety of unconventional characters at the Pension Pertolini, Lucy begins to question her repressed Victorian upbringing and the expectations placed upon her.
Readers will find a witty exploration of romance and societal norms as Lucy grapples with her feelings for the passionate George Emerson and her dull fiancé, Cecil Vyse. The story delves into themes of self-discovery and the contrast between the vibrant life in Italy and the constraints of her middle-class existence. This edition, part of the Penguin Essentials collection, is enhanced by beautiful cover art by Chris Silas Neal, making it a notable addition for those interested in 20th-century fiction and historical romance.
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A sunny, brilliantly witty comedy of manners, this edition of A Room with a View is part of the Penguin Essentials collection and features beautiful cover art by Chris Silas Neal
‘You love the boy body and soul, plainly, directly, as he loves you . . .’
Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance.
Her eyes are opened by the unconventional characters she meets at the Pension Pertolini: flamboyant romantic novelist Eleanor Lavish, the Cockney Signora, curious Mr Emerson and, most of all, his passionate son George.
Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Victorian England, personified in her terminally dull fiancé Cecil Vyse. Will she ever learn to follow her own heart?
‘He says, and even more implies, things that no other novelist does, and we can go on reading Forster indefinitely’ The Times
‘I loved it. My first intimation of the possibilities of fiction’ Zadie Smith
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