Forest of Expectation

Title: Forest of Expectation

Author: Hella S. Haasse

Binding: Paperback

EAN: 9789021467108

Condition: Good

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Description:
FOREST OF EXPECTATION, HSHaasse

Haagse describes with craftsmanship and admirable clarity the political intrigues, the changes of fortune and the social backgrounds of the many figures on the historical stage.
Times Literary Supplement.

Hella S. Haasse's storytelling brings the most intricate dynastic intrigues to life for us and she knows how to characterize her characters accurately. Der tagesspiegel.

This extensive and beautiful historical novel, first published forty years ago and only now available in English, skillfully interweaves the fortunes of four families fighting for the throne of France during the Hundred Years' War (..) Dutch author Haagse spins an increasingly compelling story USA. Today.

Hella Haasse revives (Charles d; Orleans) with a rare strong imagination and a knowledge of personal life that go beautifully together with erudition and psychological credibility. This great book appeared in 1949 but has now been translated into French for the first time, it is never too late to get something right. Le Figaro.