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The novel depicts a British household on the brink of change at the close of World War II, when the senior resident, an elderly widow with a reputation for foolishness, invites a distant cousin to stay. The cousin—shaped by years of precarious employment as a ladies’ companion—brings anxiety, gossip and a disruptive presence to a house already crowding with people they would rather not have. As the family struggles to accommodate the difficult new member, the widow attempts to soothe her, while the others seek to persuade the cousin to leave. Through this domestic drama, Margery Sharp offers a keen examination of human frailty and the possibility of finding common ground even when people are not at their best.
First publish date: 1948
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Margery Sharp
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