The Heat of the Day

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The Heat of the Day is a World War II–era psychological novel by Elizabeth Bowen that explores love, betrayal, and espionage in bomb-ravaged London.

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instanceOf novel
psychological novel
author Elizabeth Bowen NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts civilian life during the Blitz
wartime London society
genre modernist literature
psychological fiction
spy novel
war novel
hasSubject British intelligence services NERFINISHED
romantic relationships under stress
wartime espionage
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement modernism
mainCharacter Harrison NERFINISHED
Robert Kelway NERFINISHED
Stella Rodney NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
settingPlace London NERFINISHED
bomb-ravaged London
settingTime Blitz NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
theme betrayal
espionage
identity
love
loyalty
moral ambiguity
psychological trauma of war
surveillance
trust
writtenBy Elizabeth Bowen NERFINISHED

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Elizabeth Bowen notableWork The Heat of the Day