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Name: The house of the scissors
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Author: Isobel Chace

📘 The house of the scissors by Isobel Chace

In this narrative, Arabella is drawn into a contemplation of Lucien Manners, whose admiration for historical women—Cleopatra, Dido, and Sappho—strives to make sense of her own complex identity. Lucien’s comparison of Arabella to a ‘street arab’ sparks a delicate exploration of past legends and present self‑perception. The story culminates in the tension between recalling the powerful figures of antiquity and confronting the protagonist’s own youthful disorientation. While the text offers little beyond a brief metaphoric framing, it invites readers to consider how history is invoked in personal narrative and how mythic archetypes can echo in contemporary lives.

First publish date: 1972

Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance

Authors: Isobel Chace

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