This is the third novel in Henry Williamson's Flax of Dream sequence. Willie Maddison has returned from the Great War and chooses to live a recluse-like existence in a remote Devon cottage; he cares for injured animals and writes. This abruptly changes when Evelyn Fairfax enters his life. Their affair should have been therapeutic, helping to anaesthetize the horrors of war, but complications develop when Willie follows Evelyn back to Folkestone where she has a husband, a young daughter, many besotted admires, and a bad ...
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This is the third novel in Henry Williamson's Flax of Dream sequence. Willie Maddison has returned from the Great War and chooses to live a recluse-like existence in a remote Devon cottage; he cares for injured animals and writes. This abruptly changes when Evelyn Fairfax enters his life. Their affair should have been therapeutic, helping to anaesthetize the horrors of war, but complications develop when Willie follows Evelyn back to Folkestone where she has a husband, a young daughter, many besotted admires, and a bad reputation. The four novels comprising the Flax of Dream sequence are: The Beautiful Years, Dandelion Days, The Dream of Fair Women and The Pathway. It has been said, 'together they must be regarded as one of the major works in English fiction of the day . . . in every respect a wonderful achievement.' Faber Finds is proud to be reissuing them.
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Add this copy of The Dream of Fair Women to cart. $15.17, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Zenith.
Add this copy of The Dream of Fair Women to cart. $28.99, like new condition, Sold by A Good Read rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 2011 by Faber and Faber.
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Fine. 0571269125. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 7.8 X 5.0 X 1.1 inches; 442 pages.
Add this copy of The Dream of Fair Women to cart. $40.77, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1943 by Faber and Faber.
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None. Near Fine. One of Henry Williamson's famous social novels. Rebound in a lovely quarter morocco binding. This work is the third impression of the revised edition. The Dream of Fair Women is the third novel in the tetralogy written by Williamson following the life of Willie Maddison. The author, Henry Williamson, was an English army officer, naturalist and ruralist writer. As well as his novels on social history Williamson also wrote works on natural history. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, excellent with very light rubbing to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned due to paper used. Clean throughout. Near Fine.
Add this copy of The Dream of Fair Women to cart. $56.48, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Faber and Faber.
Add this copy of The Dream of Fair Women to cart. $62.91, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1933 by Faber & Faber Ltd.
