Books by L P Hartley
“A coming-of-age story set just before the First World War. The Go-Between is set in summer. Summer is used by novelists a lot, to create a pressure cooker atmosphere—it gets hotter and hotter and hotter, and everyone’s waiting for the weather to break. This really is the central text for that, to me, that idea of things being stifling, being airless and dry, and having that sense that it’s got to break.” Read more...
Melissa Harrison, Environmentalist
Interviews where books by L P Hartley were recommended
The best books on Summer, recommended by Melissa Harrison
Temperatures ratcheting, tinderbox conditions, a pressure cooker atmosphere… summer is a handy literary shorthand for rising tensions. But in the natural world, summer is a quiet time when the flowers die back and the fruits and seeds are ripening. Here, Melissa Harrison—the novelist, nature writer and podcaster—recommends five of the best summer books, for those who like to read in step with the seasons.
The best books on Childhood Innocence, recommended by Ann Widdecombe
Politician and novelist Ann Widdecombe recommends her favourite childhood books.
