The Priory (Paperback, New edition)

The setting for this, the third novel by Dorothy Whipple Persephone have published, 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.'"The Priory" is the kind of book I really enjoy', wrote Salley Vickers in the "Spectator", 'funny, acutely observed, written in clear, melodious but unostentatious prose, it deserves renewed recognition as a minor classic. Whipple is not quite Jane Austen class but she understands as well as Austen the enormous effects of apparently minor social adjustments...Christine is a true heroine: vulnerable, valient, appealing, and the portrait of her selfless maternal preoccupation, done without sentiment and utterly credible, is one of the best I have ever come across. The final triumph of love over adversity is described with a benevolent panache which left me feeling heartened about human nature...A delightful, well-written and clever book'.

General

Imprint:	Persephone Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2003
Authors:	Dorothy Whipple
Afterword by:	David Conville
Dimensions:	192 x 138 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	536
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-903155-30-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-903155-30-4
Barcode:	9781903155301

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