Dorothy Whipple
Author
Publisher
Persephone
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Someone at a Distance is a powerful and poignant novel by Dorothy Whipple that explores the fragility of relationships and the devastating impact of betrayal. Written with keen insight and emotional depth, it tells the story of love, loss, and the slow unraveling of a seemingly perfect family.
The novel centers around Ellen and her husband, Lewis, who live a content and comfortable life in post-war England. Their world is one of domestic harmony,...
Author
Series
Persephone book volume no. 56
Publisher
Persephone Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The main theme of They Were Sisters (1943) is that three sisters' choice of husband dictates whether they have homes, and whether, in their homes, they will be allowed to flourish, be tamed or repressed. We see three different choices and three different husbands: the best-friend, soul-mate husband of the one sister, who brings her great joy; the would-be companionable husband of another, who over-indulges and finally bores her; and the bullying husband...
3) The priory
Author
Series
Persephone book volume no. 40
Publisher
Persephone Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The setting for this story is Saunby Priory, a large house somewhere in England which has seen better times. We are shown the two Marwood girls, who are nearly grown-up, their father, the widower Major Marwood, and their aunt; then, as soon as their lives have been described, the Major proposes marriage to a woman much younger than himself - and many changes begin. -- Publisher.