Name: Ilsa: A Novel
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Author: Madeleine L'Engle
ISBN: 9781504049443

Type

Physical Book

Author

Madeleine L'Engle

Publisher

Open Road Media

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

360

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3x13.3x2 cm

Weight

0.41 kg.

ISBN13

9781504049443

Synopsis "Ilsa: A Novel "

Long out of print, the second novel by the bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time looks at the darker side of love in a Southern town. From the moment Henry Porcher first sees Ilsa Brandes, he worships her. Despite controversy surrounding the young girl, Henry is drawn to her, a fascination that turns into a lifelong infatuation. As the years pass, Ilsa's memory never leaves him, not until the day he returns to their sleepy Southern hometown and renews their childhood friendship. Henry watches as she becomes a wife, then a mother, then a widow, irrevocably changed by tragedy. Out of print for nearly six decades, this rare and sought-after novel is a portrait of a remarkable woman bound by both the stifling conventions of her time and place, and her own sense of honor and purpose. A departure from L'Engle's later works, Ilsa is a dark, intriguing novel about passion, fixation, and the real price of unrequited love by an author renowned for her children's classics as well as her candid personal memoirs.

Madeleine L'Engle

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Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was an American writer known for her contribution to youth science fiction and fantasy literature. Her most notable work, A Wrinkle in Time (1962), earned her the Newbery Medal and has been translated into numerous languages.

This novel is the first in the Time Quintet series, which includes titles such as A Wind in the Door (1973) and A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978). L'Engle also explored poetry and non-fiction, reflecting in her writings her Christian faith and interest in modern science.

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