Excellent Women

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The Forsyte Saga Volume Three: End of the Chapter

In this final volume of The Forsyte Chronicles, Galsworthy writes about the lives and loves of the Cherrell family, cousins of the Forsytes. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Fiction, English, Great Britain, Middle Class

The Diary of a Provincial Lady

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.Behind this rather prim title lies the hilarious fictional diary of a disaster-prone lady of the… Continue Reading Posted in: 1900 1945, Diaries, Fiction In English, Women Social Life And Customs

Life among the savages , Raising demons

Although now better known for her haunting fiction, in the 1950s Shirley Jackson charmed millions with her best-selling domestic reminiscences, Life Among the Savages (1953) and Raising Demons (1957), affectionate,… Continue Reading Posted in: 1916 1965, American, Author Biographies, Authors, Jackson, Memoirs (Books), Shirley

A Far Cry From Kensington

Mrs Hawkins, a fat young war widow worked for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher in 1950s London. Looking back on shady literary doings and a deadly enemy, anonymous letters, blackmail and… Continue Reading Posted in: 1945, Fiction In English, Fiction In English 1945 1999 Texts, Literature Publishing

The Ghost House

There's not much that scares Annie Graham. Not even the horrors she has witnessed during her years on the police force. When she agrees to look after her brother's farmhouse,… Continue Reading Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery

Frost in May

Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted, resilient, and eager to please, she adapts to this… Continue Reading Posted in: Classic Coming of Age Fiction, Classic Literary Fiction, Education In Literature, Fiction In English 1900 Texts, Young Women

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