PORTRAIT OF CHARM.
In "Portrait of Miss Emily," Nina Murdoch has indeed achieved a choice Utile work of art that is sure to add to th(i distinction she has already won with her pen. There is grace and charm in evory line of her portrait of the warmhearted little Birmingham girl suddenly transported- for a month to the inner circle of a great French mansion in Rouen. It is all very simple and natural and straightforward; there arc no plots or problems or tragedies. Just a brief story of how an English girl, invited to an elaborate French wedding, is able to prevent another match and to pave the way for a third, rich in promise of happiness. Renders will find Miss Emily just as refreshing as did her French friends, and will be grateful to her creator for a story (lift leaves behind only a pleasant fragrarco and smiles that have no sting. " Portrait of Miss Emily," by Nina Murdoch. (Angus and Robertson.)
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21076, 9 January 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)
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164PORTRAIT OF CHARM. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21076, 9 January 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)
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