A Charmed Circle
Anna Kavan. Peter Owen Publishers, $26.95 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-7206-0941-7
This early work from British cult novelist Kavan is a dark tale of family repression in 1920s England. (Dec.)
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Reviewed on: 12/04/1995
Genre: Fiction
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