Equivocator (Hardcover) by StevieDavies Hardcover, 100 Pages, Published 2016 by Parthian Books ISBN-13: 978-1-910901-47-2, ISBN: 1-910901-47-4
"Sebastian has long been haunted by the disappearance of his father, Jack Messenger: celebrated travel writer, potential spy and murder victim, his absent presence and equivocal past continue to cast inescapable shadows over his son, who must also contend with his ageing mother's fragmented memory and his own dereliction of a partner. So who is the stranger that buttonholes Sebastian at an academic conference on the Welsh coast, and rev ..."
Awakening(2nd Edition) by StevieDavies Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2015 by Parthian Books ISBN-13: 978-1-909844-70-4, ISBN: 1-909844-70-5
"One year after Darwin s explosive publication of "The Origin of Species," sisters Anna and Beatrice Pentecost awaken to a world shattered by science, radicalism, and the stirrings of feminist rebellion. But society is not the only thing wracked by tumult and torment: Anna s anomalous love for Lore Ritter and her friendship with the freethinking and ambitious Miriam Sala carry her into areas of uncharted desire, while Beatrice is forced ..."
Into Suez(1st Edition) by StevieDavies Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2011 by Parthian Books ISBN-13: 978-1-906998-37-0, ISBN: 1-906998-37-X
"1949: Egypt's struggle against its British occupiers moves towards crisis; Israel declares its statehood, driving out the Arabs; Joe Roberts, an RAF sergeant, his wife Ailsa and daughter, Nia, leave Wales for Egypt. "Into Suez" is a compelling human and political drama, set in the postwar period when Britain, the bankrupt victor of the Second World War, attempted to assert itself as an Imperial power in a world wholly altered. The novel ..."
"Broschiertes BuchThe Penguin Classics edition of Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall , her groundbreaking study of a woman's valiant struggle for independence from an abusive husband is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis. Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, ..."
The Party Wall by StevieDavies Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2020 by Honno Welsh Women's Press ISBN-13: 978-1-912905-15-7, ISBN: 1-912905-15-9
"Mark gradually ingratiates himself into the life of his nex-door neighbour Freya, who is struggling with the death of her own husband."
"In pre-war Germany, two boys grow up together inseparable."
Four Dreamers and Emily(1st Edition) by StevieDavies Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 1997 by St. Martin's Press Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-312-16844-5, ISBN: 0-312-16844-6
"Academics and Wuthering Heights fans are descending on the Bronte family homestead for an Emily Bronte conference. Among their ranks are a single, over-sixty, self-professed expert on the Brontes; an overworked wife, mother, and university lecturer; a widower sustained by nocturnal visits from Emily's ghost; and a young waitress suddenly drawn into the curios orbit of academia. Each looks forward to a weekend in the company of kindred s ..."
The Feminine Reclaimed(1st Edition) The Idea of Woman in Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton by StevieDavies Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 1986 by University Press Of Kentucky ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-1589-4, ISBN: 0-8131-1589-2
" "The Feminine Reclaimed" breaks new ground in the field of Renaissance scholarship. Stevie Davies considers the feminine principle as it was developed through the humanist and Neoplatonic revival of ancient classical learning and from this perspective approaches the major works of the three great literary figures of the English Renaissance -- Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton.Through close, perceptive readings of their most crucial work ..."
"“Davies is a meticulous, generous writer.” —The Guardian “Davies writes with pace and style.” —The Times “Stevie Davies’s fusion of past and present is masterly.”—The Independent Arrest Me, for I Have Run Away is stunning short story collection on human nature and identity. Stevie Davies’ latest work is bound to captivate and charm the reader."
"Arrest Me, for I Have Run Away is a stunning short story collection on human nature and identity. Stevie Davies' latest work, it is bound to captivate and charm the reader."
Into Suez(1st Edition) by StevieDavies Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2010 by Parthian Books ISBN-13: 978-1-906998-00-4, ISBN: 1-906998-00-0
"1949: Egypt's struggle against its British occupiers moves towards crisis; Israel declares its statehood, driving out the Arabs; Joe Roberts, an RAF sergeant, his wife Ailsa and daughter, Nia, leave Wales for Egypt. "Into Suez" is a compelling human and political drama, set in the postwar period when Britain, the bankrupt victor of the Second World War, attempted to assert itself as an Imperial power in a world wholly altered. The novel ..."
"Available for the first time in the United States a new series of innovative critical studies introducing writers and their contexts to a wide range of readers. Drawing upon the mast recent thinking in English studies, each book considers biographical material, examines recent criticism, includes a detailed bibliography, and offers a concise but challenging reappraisal of a writer's major work. Published in the U. K. by Northcote House ..."
"This is an analysis of William Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew". It assesses the text of the folio in the light of recent theories, reassessing the play as problematic in terms of the dramatic interpretation of the language. The study includes an account of the play as a stage event and it characterizes the play as humorous, conflict-filled, full of sexual tension and dramatically brilliant. In addition, the book argues the ..."
Jane Eyre(Reprint) (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Brontë Paperback, 624 Pages, Published 2006 by Penguin Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-14-144114-6, ISBN: 0-14-144114-3
"Although The Brontes have long fascinated readers of fiction and biography, their poetry was all too little known until this pioneering selection by Stevie Davies, the novelist and critic. Charlotte (1816-1855) is certainly a competent poet, and Anne (1820-1849) developed a distinctive voice, while Emily (1818-1848) is one of great women poets in English. All three sisters, as Stevie Davies remarks in her introduction, were Romantic in ..."
Kith & Kin(Large Print) by StevieDavies Hardcover, 417 Pages, Published 2004 by Ulverscroft Large Print Books Large Print, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-84395-504-7, ISBN: 1-84395-504-0
"Mara and Frankie are cousins and best friends, growing up in the stifling atmosphere of Swansea in the Fifties, within an extended family that thrives on gossip, petty feuds and innuendo. Mara is a difficult but loved child whilst Frankie is rebellious, fired by an intense emotional hunger. The two develop a strange mutual dependence in which love, jealousy, hate and rivalry intermingle. They come of age in the Sixties - a decade in whi ..."
Henry Vaughan (Border Lines) by StevieDavies Paperback, 213 Pages, Published 1995 by Seren Books/Poetry Wales Pr Ltd Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-1-85411-143-2, ISBN: 1-85411-143-4
"There is no portrait of Metaphysical poet Henry Vaughan (1621-95), and little documentation of his life. However, at the tercentenary of his death his writing remains as influential as ever and the writer continues to fascinate. Stevie Davies uses her skills as a novelist and critic to bring to life her now distant subject"
Impassioned Clay(Updated) by StevieDavies Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2000 by Womens Pr Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7043-4659-8, ISBN: 0-7043-4659-1
"When Olivia's mother dies and her grave is dug in the garden of the family home, a skeleton of a 17th-century woman is uncovered. The remains are crushed, but one thing remains intact - a scold's bridle. Only when Olivia unearths the story of the woman does she begin to understand her own passions."
Impassioned Clay by StevieDavies Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 1999 by Women's Press Ltd,The ISBN-13: 978-0-7043-4624-6, ISBN: 0-7043-4624-9
Four Dreamers and Emily by StevieDavies Paperback, 258 Pages, Published 1998 by Women's Press (Uk) ISBN-13: 978-0-7043-4468-6, ISBN: 0-7043-4468-8
"Meet Eileen Nussey James, a self-professed expert on Emily Bronte and her passion; Marianne Pendleton, an overworked lecturer and slave to domesticity; Timothy Whitty, the widower who receives nocturnal visits from Emily's ghost; and Sharon Mitchell, a waitress drawn into the world of academia."