'There was no one in the room. Blinds and curtains were closed; the
light of the skies, if any, was shut out. ... Only the fire was
alive, consuming its life-for what? Then the door opened and as
Claudia came with hurried steps into the fire's glow, two open
letters in her hand, the telephone began ringing. She shut the door
and turned up the lights.' Claudia Heseltine returns to this moment
three times in a series of parallel narratives. As the novel
presses the re-set button, she accepts each invitation, one by
telephone, two by letter, to a specific social event, and in doing
so her life goes down a different path with its own possibilities
and achievements, sorrows and disappointments. This is an inventive
novel, published in 1931, which contemplates the consequences of a
single decision.
General
Imprint: |
British Library Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
British Library Women Writers, 10 |
Release date: |
October 2021 |
Afterword by: |
Simon Thomas
|
Authors: |
Theodora Benson
|
Dimensions: |
190 x 130 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7123-5398-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
0-7123-5398-4 |
Barcode: |
9780712353984 |
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