The Heat of the Day

  • The Heat of the Day
    By Elizabeth Bowen

    “That's right,” interposed Harrison, who throughout the speech had been drumming thumbs on the tablerim, “you'd better beat it home. You'll only be landing yourself in more trouble. And mind, put that dog back where it came from.

  • The Heat of the Day
    By Elizabeth Bowen

    In London, at the height of the German bombing during World War II, Stella Rodney finds her world turned upside down when she discovers that her lover, Robert, is suspected of selling secrets to the enemy and that his enigmatic pursuer, ...

  • The Heat of the Day
    By Elizabeth Bowen

    In The Heat of the Day, Elizabeth Bowen brilliantly recreates the tense and dangerous atmosphere of London during the bombing raids of World War II. Many people have fled the city, and those who stayed behind find themselves thrown together ...

  • The Heat of the Day
    By Elizabeth Bowen

    In The Heat of the Day, Elizabeth Bowen brilliantly recreates the tense and dangerous atmosphere of London during the bombing raids of World War II. Many people have fled the city, and those who stayed behind find themselves thrown together ...

  • The Heat of the Day
    By Elizabeth Bowen

    It is wartime London, and the carelessness of people with no future flows through the evening air. Stella discovers that her lover Robert is suspected of selling information to the...