{"product_id":"the-swan-in-the-evening-fragments-of-an-inner-life-paperback","title":"The Swan in the Evening: Fragments of an Inner Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosamond Lehmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosamond Lehmann's only autobiographical work recreates the events that shaped her life--from childhood to motherhood to the death of her daughter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rosamond Lehmann was born during a violent February thunderstorm and lived a sheltered, privileged life with her parents, brother, and sisters. Writing from the distance of decades, she reveals why no adult would ever apologize to a child, shares thoughts on her \"first conscious memory,\" and discusses the taboo subjects of \"birth, death, physical and sexual functions.\" Later, she recounts the tragedy that rocked her world as a mother. A blackbird with a broken neck appears as a harbinger of doom: A few hours after finding the bird, Lehmann receives a phone call from her son telling her that her twenty-four-year-old daughter, Sally, is dead. Wracked with grief and desperate for answers, Lehmann, a non-believer, finds solace in spiritualism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning with an examination of Lehmann's singular childhood featuring cherished friends and pets, and concluding with an extraordinary letter to her granddaughter Anna, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwan in the Evening\u003c\/i\u003e is about the search for peace and acceptance--and finding hope in the face of unbearable loss. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosamond Lehmann (1901-1990) was born on the day of Queen Victoria's funeral, in Buckinghamshire, England, the second of four children. In 1927, a few years after graduating from the University of Cambridge, she published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eDusty Answer\u003c\/i\u003e, to critical acclaim and instantaneous celebrity. Lehmann continued to write and publish between 1930 and 1976, penning works including \u003ci\u003eThe Weather in the Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad and the Source\u003c\/i\u003e, and the short memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Swan in the Evening\u003c\/i\u003e. Lehmann was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1982 and remains one of the most distinguished novelists of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45615347040300,"sku":"9781504003148","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-swan-in-the-evening-fragments-of-an-inner-life-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}