A God And His Gifts
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages consistent with a 1963 publication. Markings: Library or catalogue stamp number "46830" visible on title page — ex-library copy. Binding condition: Appears intact and firm.
A masterwork of domestic fiction, A God and His Gifts stands as one of Ivy Compton-Burnett's most compelling portraits of power and its corrupting influence within the family unit. Set in a late Victorian household, the novel chronicles the domineering Hereward Egerton — a celebrated novelist whose commanding presence and insatiable appetites wreak havoc on those closest to him. Compton-Burnett constructs her narrative almost entirely through razor-sharp, stylised dialogue, a technique that uncovers hidden cruelties, moral compromises, and buried secrets with devastating precision. The tone is at once darkly comic and mercilessly ironic, presenting the Victorian family as a battleground where tyranny masquerades as love. Widely regarded as a late triumph in her distinguished career, this novel illustrates why Compton-Burnett remains one of the most distinctive and singular voices in twentieth-century British literature.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages consistent with a 1963 publication. Markings: Library or catalogue stamp number "46830" visible on title page — ex-library copy. Binding condition: Appears intact and firm.
A masterwork of domestic fiction, A God and His Gifts stands as one of Ivy Compton-Burnett's most compelling portraits of power and its corrupting influence within the family unit. Set in a late Victorian household, the novel chronicles the domineering Hereward Egerton — a celebrated novelist whose commanding presence and insatiable appetites wreak havoc on those closest to him. Compton-Burnett constructs her narrative almost entirely through razor-sharp, stylised dialogue, a technique that uncovers hidden cruelties, moral compromises, and buried secrets with devastating precision. The tone is at once darkly comic and mercilessly ironic, presenting the Victorian family as a battleground where tyranny masquerades as love. Widely regarded as a late triumph in her distinguished career, this novel illustrates why Compton-Burnett remains one of the most distinctive and singular voices in twentieth-century British literature.
