The Death of the Heart

432 pages

English language

Published May 9, 2000 by Anchor.

ISBN:
978-0-385-72017-5
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This is a coming of age story and my first Elizabeth Bowen novel. The story is a bit uncomfortable, with a 23 year old man pursuing a 16 year old girl, but the writing is exquisite, with lots of detail, and a bit Austenesque. The ending is purposely not resolved, and it works, but left me a bit unsatisfied

I read it as an audiobook and the reader is excellent.