Among the Rice Fields
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Among the Rice Fields is a collection of poems that delve into the complexities of romantic love and its inevitable consequences. Hope's poems are often imbued with a sense of longing and unattainable desire, exploring themes of unrequited love, despair, and the yearning for spiritual connection. The poems frequently depict the beauty and intensity of passion, contrasted with the pain and fragility of the human heart. The reader is drawn into a world of vivid imagery and sensual descriptions, experiencing the beauty and mysticism of the East, intertwined with themes of mortality and the ephemeral nature of life and love. Each poem stands as a testament to the enduring power of human emotions, evoking a range of feelings from profound melancholy to ecstatic passion.Book Details
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Laurence Hope
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Violet Nicolson was an English poet who wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope, however she became known as Violet Nicolson. In the early 1900s, she became a best-selling author. She was born on 9 Ap...
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