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The Weather in the Streets follows Olivia Curtis, now a decade older, as she adopts a thinner, sadder demeanor after a broken marriage. A chance meeting with a man she admired as a teenager sparks a clandestine affair, filled with secret meetings, brief phone calls, and fleeting liaisons in anonymous hotel rooms. The novel, published ahead of its time, presents a searing, honest portrayal of clandestine love.
First publish date: 1936
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Rosamond Lehmann
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