First published in 1908, "The Old Wives' Tale" affirms the integrity of ordinary lives as it tells the story of the Baines sisters - shy, retiring Constance and defiant, romantic Sophia - over the course of nearly half a century. Bennett traces the sisters' lives from childhood in their father's dra[...]
A biography of Margaret Drabble - a man whose most famous achievement was to re-create, in such novels as "The Old Wives' Tale" and "Clayhanger", the life, atmosphere and character of the 'Five Towns' region in which he was born and grew up.[...]
Anna of the Five Towns
How To Live On 24 Hours A Day
As you look back on the year that has just past, do you feel as though you spent another twelve months merely existing instead of truly living? Do you often go to bed at night with an anxious, sinking feeling that you wasted away another precious day of your limited time here on earth? Originally pu[...]