'The iron of the bridge felt hot under my hand. The sun had been upon it all day. Gripping hard with my hands I lifted myself on to the bar and gazed down steadily on the water passing under ... I thought of places I would never see, and women I should never love. A white sea breaking on a beach, the slow rustle of a shivering tree, the hot scent of grass ... I breathed deeply and I felt as though the waiting water rose up in front of me and would not let me go'
As far as his father, an accomplished poet, is concerned, Richard will never amount to anything, and so he decides to take his fate into his own hands. But at the last moment, he is saved by Jake, who appeals to Richard not to waste his life. Together they set out for adventure, jumping aboard the the first ship they see and working their passage to Norway and around Europe, eventually to bohemian Paris, where Richard meets Hesta, a captivating music student ...
As far as his father, an accomplished poet, is concerned, Richard will never amount to anything, and so he decides to take his fate into his own hands. But at the last moment, he is saved by Jake, who appeals to Richard not to waste his life. Together they set out for adventure, jumping aboard the the first ship they see and working their passage to Norway and around Europe, eventually to bohemian Paris, where Richard meets Hesta, a captivating music student ...
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Hardback Editions
1969 : Hardback
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1941 : Hardback
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Hardback
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Paperback Editions
May 2005 : Paperback
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November 1994 : Paperback
| Title: I'll Never Be Young Again Author(s): Daphne Du Maurier ISBN: 0-09-935151-X / 978-0-09-935151-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1975 : Paperback
| Title: I'll Never Be Young Again Author(s): Dame Daphne Du Maurier ISBN: 0-330-24428-0 / 978-0-330-24428-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1973 : Mass Market Paperback
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1971 : Paperback
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1969 : Paperback
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1968 : Mass Market Paperback
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1967 : Mass Market Paperback
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June 1966 : Paperback
| Title: I'll Never Be Young Again Author(s): Daphne Du Maurier ISBN: 0-14-002427-1 / 978-0-14-002427-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2003 : Audio Cassette
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1966 : Unknown
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1932 : Unknown
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