The novel is set in the West of England, over the course of one week in January 1942. Set against the background of a decaying English country-house tradition, the story follows Valentine Arbell and her two daughters, as they struggle to stand up for their existing lifestyle. Primarily a drama of c[...]
A 1919 novel about a girl who enters a convent because she fails to catch a husband, by the author of The Diary of a Provincial Lady.[...]