Set in wartime Highgate, Westwood tells the story of Margaret
Steggles, a plain bookish girl whose mother has told her that she
is 'not the type that attracts men.' What she lacks for in looks
she makes up for with a romantic nature and cultural aspirations.
By contrast, Margaret's best friend, Hilda, has a sunny temperament
and is effortlessly attractive.
When Margaret finds a ration book in Hampstead Health the
playwright Gerard Challis enters both their lives. Challis is
delighted with his own work and lines such as, 'Suffering is the
anvil upon which the crystal sword of integrity is hammered'. He
has no use for humour. Margaret slavishly adores Challis and his
artistic circle; Challis idolizes Hilda for her hair, her eyes and
Hilda find's Gerard's romantic overtures a bit of a bind. This is a
delightful wistful tale of romantic entanglements and
self-reliance.
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