Smile Please by Jean Rhys (English) Paperback Book

Description: Smile Please by Jean Rhys Jean Rhyss beautifully written, bitter-sweet autobiography, covering her chequered early years in Dominica, England and ParisJean Rhys wrote this autobiography in her old age, now the celebrated author of Wide Sargasso Sea but still haunted by memories of her troubled past- her precarious jobs on chorus lines and relationships with unsuitable men, her enduring sense of isolation and her decision at last to become a writer. From the early days on Dominica to the bleak time in England, living in bedsits on gin and little else, to Paris with her first husband, this is a lasting memorial to a unique artist. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Jean Rhys was born in Dominica in 1894. After arriving in England aged sixteen, she became a chorus girl and drifted between different jobs before moving to Paris, where she started to write in the late 1920s. She published a story collection and four novels, after which she disappeared from view and lived reclusively for many years. In 1966 she made a sensational comeback with her masterpiece, Wide Sargasso Sea, written in difficult circumstances over a long period. Rhys died in 1979. Promotional Candid and atmospheric, Smile Please shows a woman living adrift from the world, and a writer who was sensitive, perceptive and ahead of her time. Promotional "Headline" Jean Rhyss beautifully written, bitter-sweet autobiography, covering her chequered early years in Dominica, England and Paris Details ISBN0141984546 Author Jean Rhys Pages 176 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2016 ISBN-10 0141984546 ISBN-13 9780141984544 Format Paperback Publication Date 2016-11-03 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1894 Death 1979 Media Book DEWEY 813 Series Penguin Modern Classics Imprint Penguin Classics Language English UK Release Date 2016-11-03 Alternative 9780241285558 Audience General NZ Release Date 2016-11-30 AU Release Date 2016-11-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100784026;

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