Every Eye
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Every Eye is a 1956 novel by the British
author
Isobel English
. The novel describes the life of a girl who eventually marries a younger man and travels with him to the Spanish island of Ibiza
. It is written in both the present and past tense, alternating between the two as Hatty describes her immediate experiences and, as a result, is prompted to revisit memories of her past.
Despite having slated English's first novel The Key that Rusts, John Betjeman
, in his 1956 review for the The Daily Telegraph
, spoke highly of Every Eye, 'Sometimes, but not often, a novel comes along which makes the rest one has to review seem commonplace. Such a novel is Every Eye. It is remarkable for the skill of its construction, and for the style of its writing... This novel is short, but none of it can be skipped'.
English's descriptions of Burnham-on-sea
, Somerset, draw on the time she spent there at La Retrait, a convent school. Every Eye is the second of English's four novels and was republished in 2000 by Persephone Books
.
United Kingdom
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Isobel English
Isobel English
June Guesdon Braybrooke , better known by her pen name Isobel English, was an English writer.-Life:...
. The novel describes the life of a girl who eventually marries a younger man and travels with him to the Spanish island of Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
. It is written in both the present and past tense, alternating between the two as Hatty describes her immediate experiences and, as a result, is prompted to revisit memories of her past.
Despite having slated English's first novel The Key that Rusts, John Betjeman
John Betjeman
Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack".He was a founding member of the Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture...
, in his 1956 review for the The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, spoke highly of Every Eye, 'Sometimes, but not often, a novel comes along which makes the rest one has to review seem commonplace. Such a novel is Every Eye. It is remarkable for the skill of its construction, and for the style of its writing... This novel is short, but none of it can be skipped'.
English's descriptions of Burnham-on-sea
Burnham-on-Sea
Burnham-on-Sea is a town in Somerset, England, at the mouth of the River Parrett and Bridgwater Bay. Burnham was a small village until the late 18th century, when it began to grow because of its popularity as a seaside resort. It forms part of the parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge...
, Somerset, draw on the time she spent there at La Retrait, a convent school. Every Eye is the second of English's four novels and was republished in 2000 by Persephone Books
Persephone Books
Persephone Books is an independent publisher based in Bloomsbury, London. Founded in 1999 by Nicola Beauman, Persephone has a catalogue of 93 "neglected novels, diaries, poetry, short stories, non-fiction, biography and cookery books, mostly by women and mostly dating from the early to...
.