1937 OLEANDER RIVER G. B. Stern Mediterranean Novel 1st Edition HCDJ

Description: OLEANDER RIVER Written by G. B. (Gladys Bronwyn) Stern and published by The Macmillan Company, New York. Copyright 1937; “First Printing” is stated on the copyright page. Published September, 1937. This prolific author has written a romance set in the South-Eastern French Mediterranean region that includes Canne and Nice—AKA The French Riviera or Cote d’Azur. From Wikipedia: Gladys Bronwyn Stern or GB Stern (17 June 1890 – 20 September 1973), born Gladys Bertha Stern in London, England, wrote many novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, biographies and literary criticism. She was born on June 17, 1890 in North Kensington, London, the second, by some years, of two sisters. Her family lost their money in the Vaal River diamond crash. After that, they lived in a series of apartments, hotels and boarding houses. Gladys was schooled in England until the age of 16, when, with her parents, she traveled to the continent and studied in Germany and Switzerland. She wrote her first novel, Pantomime, in 1914 at the age of 20. Her first critical success came with Twos and Threes in 1916. Her most popular books were the series known by the name of the first, The Matriarch. This was first published as Tents of Israel in 1924. The others in the series are A Deputy Was King (1926), Mosaic (1930), Shining and Free”(1935) and The Young Matriarch (1942). Her family was never terribly religious and Stern herself disliked the word 'Jew' and preferred ‘Israelite.' In 1947 she converted to Catholicism. She wrote about the conversion in 1954 in All in Good Time. She died in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England on September 28, 1973, at the age of 83. From the dust jacket description: Oleander River winds through a valley of the Esterel, among the hills that border the Mediterranean. Puttiing it at its simplest, here is the eternally absorbing story of a boy who loves a girl who loves a man who loves someone else. Woven closely in and out are two comical variations on the love theme: a quixotic French doctor infatuated by a quack remedy; and a little Italian gardener enamored of his own name. DESCRIPTION: 375 pages 8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches First printing, hardcover with dustjacket CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in very good condition with a fair dustjacket. The brick colored cloth hardcover is clean—though slightly darkened at the edges, and shows only slight wear at the corners and spine ends. Thpaper labels on the spine and front board are pristine. The interior is excellent with no names, marks, underlining, tears or odor. The paper is slightly toned with age. The hinges and binding are excellent with no loose or missing pages. The dustjacket is complete with price intact on the front flap, but it is a little soiled, worn and chipped along the edges. It has some erosion of the surfaces, especially along the edges. BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.

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