Lolly Willowes

Sylvia Townsend Warner

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Penguin Classics
29 November 2022

Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Fantasy

Series: Little Clothbound Classics

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Lolly Willowes, so gentle and accommodating, has depths no one suspects. When she suddenly announces that she is leaving London and moving, alone, to the depths of the countryside, her overbearing relatives are horrified. But Lolly has a greater, far darker calling than family- witchcraft.

By: Sylvia Townsend Warner
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 164mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9780241573785
ISBN 10: 0241573785
Series: Little Clothbound Classics
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 29 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978) grew up in rural Devonshire before moving to London and writing her debut novel, Lolly Willowes (1926). With her partner Valentine Ackland, she was active in the Communist Party and served in the Red Cross during the Spanish Civil War. Her novels include Mr Fortune's Maggot, The True Heart, Summer Will Show, After the Death of Don Juan, The Corner That Held Them and The Flint Anchor.

Reviews for Lolly Willowes

The book I'll be pressing into people's hands forever is Lolly Willowes . . . Starting as a straightforward, albeit beautifully written family saga, it tips suddenly into extraordinary, lucid wildness -- Helen Macdonald * The New York Times Book Review * A great shout of life and individuality ... an act of defiance that gladdens the soul -- Justine Jordan * Guardian * My comfort read -- Tracey Thorn