The Middling: Chapters in the Life of Ellie Toms by A. L. Barker
was described by Rebecca West as 'The finest book written by a
woman in our time.' As a child, Ellie compulsively lies her way
into trouble. How else can she escape the reality of being a
railway clerk's daughter in a Crystal Palace villa? She wants to
love, but it never seems to work out right. She idealizes a
beautiful school friend, only to uncover (with morbid fascination)
a strange relationship between her friend and a middle-aged
chemist. Her first affair is too good to last. It leads to a
pregnancy and an uneasy menage a trois, which finally erupts into
brutal vengeance. After fifteen years of struggling with a marriage
to the wrong man, Ellie starts drinking. It seems as good an escape
as any at first. But it's another mistake. . .
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