Sunday, January 25, 2015

JANE GARDAM

Jane Gardam, Crusoe's Daughter (New York: Europa Editions, 1985, 2012).

Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks (New York: Europa Editions, 1978, 2010) ("'But--Latin. Margaret, you know the verb exquire? To search out? To elucidate?' 'Yes.' 'Well, when I'm dead could you put in on my tombstone?' 'Yes.' 'With a non in front of it?' 'Yes. Why?' 'Because there's a lot it's not wise to fuss over. To prize out. Extract. It is best to just look and be.'" Id. at 193-194.).

Jane Gardam, The Hollow Land (New York: Europa Editions, 2015).

Jane Gardam, Last Friends (New York: Europa Editions, 2013) ("In the train he sat down at once in Herman's reserved seat. 'That,' said Herman, 'is not legal.' 'Justice,' said Fiscal-Smith,' has nothing to do with Law.'" Id. at 23.).

Jane Gardam, A Long Way from Verona (New York: Europa Editions, 1971, 2013) (From the book cover: "Jessica has always known that her destiny would be shaped by her refusal to conform, her compulsion to tell the absolute truth, and her dedication to observing the strange wartime world that surrounds her. What she doesn't know, however, is that the experiences and ideas that set her apart will also lead her to a new and wholly unexpected life. Told with grace and inimitable wit, A Long Way from Verona is a wise and vivid portrait of adolescent discovery and impending adulthood.").

Jane Gardam, The Man in the Wooden Hat (New York: Europa Editions, 2009) ("Directed by Ross, Eddie began to specialise in Bomb Damage Claims, then in General Building Disputes. Almost at once Ross had him in good suits flying about the world on the way to becoming the Czar (as the saying is now) of the Construction Industry. In the Far East, there began the skyscraper boom. . . . But there was no great jealously. The Construction Industry is not glamorous like Slander and Libel or Crime. It is supposed to be easy, unlike Shipping or Chancery. Indeed, it comes dangerously close to Engineering, ever despised in England. It is often referred to as Sewers and Drains. . . ." Id. at 20-21.).

Jane Gardam, Old Filth (New York: Europa Editions, 2004, 2006) ("He thought he needed a Gospel tonight, and turned up one of Christ's ding-dongs with the lawyers." "He wondered, the pages shaking as he turned to them, why Christ had so hated lawyers when He'd have been such a brilliant one Himself. Christ, when you considered it, was simply putting a Case. He may well have been enjoying the lawyers' examination of him. Pilate's was his most respectable interrogation. Pilate had not been a lawyer, but another excellent lawyer manqué. Pilate and Christ had understood each other." Id. at 255.).

Jane Gardam, The People on Privilege Hill and Other Stories (New York: Europa Editions, 2008).