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4 total works

Cliffs of Fall

by Shirley Hazzard

Published 1 October 1981

Whether she is describing a bettersweet love affair between a young girl and a married man, or the struggles of a young widow in search of a new life, Shirley Hazzard creates moving, evocative stories. These are written with subtlety, humor, and a keen understanding of the relations between men and women.

The Bay Of Noon

by Shirley Hazzard

Published 7 May 1970

The scene is Naples, against whose ancient and fantastic background the modern action takes place.

Among the protagonists is Jenny, young and pretty, who has come to Naples in flight from a sombre drama, unaware that a larger drama waits her there.

She has an introduction to a Neapolitan woman, and one day she idly follows it up. This is her leap through the looking glass.

The Evening of the Holiday

by Shirley Hazzard

Published May 1966

Passionate undercurrents sweep in and out of this eloquent novel about a love affair in the summer countryside in Italy and its inevitable end. It takes place in a setting of pastoral beauty during a time of celebration -- a festival.

Sophie, half English, half Italian, meets Tancredi, an Italian who is separated from his wife and family. In telling the story of their love affair, author Shirley Hazzard punctures the placid surface of polite Italian society to reveal the intense yearnings and surprising responses in sophisticated people caught up in emotions they do not always understand.

People in Glass Houses

by Shirley Hazzard

Published October 1967

All kinds of people work in the Organization's glass house. There is Algie Wyatt, who speaks three languages, Olaf Jaspersen, who falls in and out of love, and Mr. Bekkus, who decides who can be part of the Organization. Of these eight colorful stories, one surprising character emerges: the Organization itself.