A SEVERED WASP; A Novel
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo, purple quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over mauve boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped) with purple marbling motives by Muriel Nasser, [x] + 388 pages. Fine / Near Fine. Item #4582
Madeleine L'Engle Camp (1918 - 2007) was an American writer of young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time, which won the Newberry Medal, and its sequels.
She also wrote several adult novels including A SEVERED WASP. It continues the story of a pianist, Katherine Forrester, who returns to New York City in retirement from concert touring in Europe. L'Engle's works reflect her Christian faith, strong interest in science, and human relationships.
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