"Christine" by Elizabeth Von Arnim is a story set in pre-World War I Germany that follows the path of Christine as she chases her musical dreams and comes to terms with who she is. Told through heartfelt letters to her mother, written before her tragic death from pneumonia, readers get to know sensitive Christine as she deals with the ups and downs of studying music abroad, the challenges of living in a foreign land, and the growing unease as the threat of war looms. Her letters reveal her hopes, vulnerabilities, and observations of German society; despite her excitement for her new life, she continually expresses tenderness toward her family back home. The book captures both the warmth of a daughter’s love and the shadow of a world on the point of being changed forever.
Christine
By Elizabeth Von Arnim
Through intimate letters, a young woman's vibrant journey of music and self-discovery unfolds against the gathering storm clouds of war.
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About the AuthorElizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family. Her writings are ascribed to Elizabeth von Arnim. She used the pseudonym Alice Cholmondeley for only one novel, Christine, published in 1917.
Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family. Her writings are ascribed to Elizabeth von Arnim. She used the pseudonym Alice Cholmondeley for only one novel, Christine, published in 1917.
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