A charming extraordinary early 20th century novel about family relationships.When the great statesman Lord Slane dies,everyone assumes his dutiful wife will slowly fade away,the paying guest of each of her six children. But Lady Slane surprises everyone by escaping to a rented house in Hampstead where she revels in her new freedom,revives youthful ambitions and gathers some very unsuitable companions. Irreverent,entertaining and insightful,this is a tale of the unexpected joys of growing older.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOANNA LUMLEY
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784870553Number of pages: 192Weight: 138 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 12 mm
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All Passion Spent tells the marvellously cheering story of how,in widowhood,a conventional woman is finally able to defy her familySackville-West writes simply wonderfully and many passages make me laugh out loudHearteningInspiring... Old age can be celebrated,not fearedEvery page of this novel is a pleasure to read
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