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Name: Red Pottage
Author: Mary Cholmondeley

Mary Cholmondeley’s 1899 novel depicts the bond between Rachel, who has recently come into wealth yet finds her marriage unsatisfying, and Hester, a writer who shares a home with her clergyman brother. Set against the backdrop of late Victorian English middle‑class life, the story explores themes of friendship, gender roles, and the social expectations placed upon women during the period.

First publish date: 1899

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Mary Cholmondeley

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