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| Author | Charles Percy Snow |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Strangers and Brothers |
| Publisher |
Macmillan Publishers (UK) Charles Scribner's Sons (US) |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The New Men |
| Followed by | The Affair |
Homecomings is the seventh book in C. P. Snow's Strangers and Brothers series. The events concern the personal life of narrator Lewis Eliot.
Plot synopsis
Following his wife's death, Eliot begins seeing Margaret. Her subsequent, and unsuccessful, marriage to another man leads to a difficult affair.
Reception
In a 1956 book review in Kirkus Reviews summarized the book as "An inordinately objective observer, C. P. Snow's leisurely narrative has a cumulative validity; it is also impressive in its breadth and control." [1]
References
- ^ "Homecomings". Kirkus Reviews. 5 October 1956.
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First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Charles Percy Snow |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Strangers and Brothers |
| Publisher |
Macmillan Publishers (UK) Charles Scribner's Sons (US) |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The New Men |
| Followed by | The Affair |
Homecomings is the seventh book in C. P. Snow's Strangers and Brothers series. The events concern the personal life of narrator Lewis Eliot.
Plot synopsis
Following his wife's death, Eliot begins seeing Margaret. Her subsequent, and unsuccessful, marriage to another man leads to a difficult affair.
Reception
In a 1956 book review in Kirkus Reviews summarized the book as "An inordinately objective observer, C. P. Snow's leisurely narrative has a cumulative validity; it is also impressive in its breadth and control." [1]
References
- ^ "Homecomings". Kirkus Reviews. 5 October 1956.
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| This article about a political novel of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |