Daphne Adeane

by Maurice Baring

Barrister Basil Wake and his arresting wife Hyacinth lead a well-appointed existence in the social whirl of London’s early 1900s. For eight years Hyacinth has conducted a most discreet affair with Parliamentarian Michael Choyce, who seems to fit into the Wakes’ lives so conveniently. But an invitation to attend a Private View and a startling portrait of the mysterious and beautiful Daphne Adeane signifies a change in this comfortable set-up.

Genres: Romance, Historical Fiction, Classics, Fiction, Novels

332 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1926

About the author

Maurice Baring OBE (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent, with particular knowledge of Russia. During World War I, Baring served in the Intelligence Corps and Royal Air Force.

Reviews

[Cititoare Calatoare · Rating 2 out of 5]

Una dintre marile drame ale vietii se desfasoara in general cu usile inchise. Fiecare cuplu isi are povestea lui, dar cat de trist este atunci cand oamenii isi unesc destinele pentru ca asa cere societatea, si nu pentru ca exista o iubire atat de mare ce merita incununata de ceremonia casatoriei.
Michael Choyce desi indragostit de Hyacinth se casatoreste cu Fanny Weston. Cu timpul ajung sa se instrineze unul fata de celalalt si pare ca relatia lor incepe sa se destrame. Mai poate Fanny sa ii reinvie interesul sotului? Oare inca exista o sansa pentru relatia lor?
O carte cu un subiect interesant, dar care pe mine nu prea a reusit sa ma cucereasca.

[Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as "Cat's Cradle", but a good book in its own right.

[Diana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh, that very day
When in the tempest of my soul I craved
Death, even death by stoning, none appeared,
To further that wild longing

[Frédéric De · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très joli roman, au style magnifique, ciselé, sans fioritures.
Fanny, Michaël, Francis, Léo, et la défunte Daphné Adeane sont bien décrits, leurs sentiments parfaitement rendus. On croit bien les connaître.
Belle morale et belle profondeur d’âme