The Dark Flower

The dark flower of passion, carnation or clove pink. Awfully beautiful. And sad of course. "Well, life, with all its prizes and its possibilities, had nothing that quite satisfied—save just the fleeting moments of passion! Nothing else quite poignant enough to be called pure joy! Or so it seemed to h......more

A beautiful, haunting book. It seems to be somewhat autobiographical, echoing Galsworthy's own rather complicated marriage and also his brief platonic love affair with a much younger woman, the dancer and actress, Margaret Morris. She wrote a very moving, short book about their relationship, years a......more

Tri zasebne ljubavne priče govore o razlikama i nijansama emocija u različitim godinama života jednog junaka, Marka Lenana. U prvoj priči, Proleće, Mark je student zaljubljen u ženu svog profesora, u drugoj priči, Leto, zatičemo ga u dvadeset petoj godini sa zrelijim razmišljanjima, a opet zaljublje......more