Patricia Daly-Lipe

A Cruel Calm (eBook, ePUB)

Paris Between The Wars (Latest Edition)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Focused on the period between the wars (1927-1939), A CRUEL CALM, (these words taken from a poem by James Joyce) visits an era of innovation on all levels when Paris was the cultural capital of the world. With Charles Lindbergh, James Joyce, Coco Chanel, Gertrude Stein, Joseph Campbell, Hemingway, Picasso, e e cummings, Amelia Earhart and Besse Coleman, my historical fiction, which took 15 years to research and write, depicts both history and the protagonist's poignant pursuit of love.

Although the era of Paris between the wars was a showcase of artistic, technological and cultural dynamism and change, other forces were at work. One Great War had ended. Its tragedy was obvious visually and emotionally. The next 'great war', however, was simmering, drawing strength from issues unresolved by the first conflict.

Lindbergh closed the gap between two great powers, the European and the United States, by flying solo across the Atlantic. Aviation was enjoying its golden age, a positive legacy of the war.

The Catholic Church, however, sunk its heels in tradition. While individuals anguished, the Church was unrelenting in its stance toward annulments. This is the story of one of those individuals, my mother, and her quest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Expresso Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798900940755
• Artikelnr.: 75985125

Autorenporträt

Although born in La Jolla, California, Patricia spent half her childhood in Washington, D.C., the home of several generations of her mother's family. In 1961, her mother died. Only 18, Patricia returned to Vassar College with a year at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, and earned a B.A. degree in Philosophy. Later, as a single parent of three children, she raised, raced, and showed Thoroughbred horses. She also completed a Masters degree followed by a PhD. Patricia has taught English and writing, written for magazines, had a newspaper column, and sold many of her paintings. She now lives in Virginia with her husband and menagerie of dogs, horses, and cats. Author of five books, she was the 2002 winner of San Diego Book Awards Association, recipient of the 2004 Woman of Achievement Award, Best Books Award Finalist, and 1st runner up trophy winner JADA Award Winning Novel Contest 2006. Please visit www.literarylady.com