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Title: Tension
Condition: New
Author: E. M. Delafield
Contributor: Simon Thomas (Afterword by)
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780712353939
ISBN: 9780712353939
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Genre: Fiction
Topic: Classic Fiction
Release Date: 13/05/2021
Description: "I know that things of that kind always are known, and the people I've been thrown with, sooner or later, always turned out to have heard the story. Or if they hadn't," said Miss Marchrose in a voice of calm despair, "someone took the trouble to tell them." Miss Marchrose is about to discover that she cannot escape her past when she takes up a new position at a secretarial college in the south west of England. Following insinuations dropped by the director's wife, she becomes the subject of a whispering campaign which threatens her professional career and personal happiness. Tension examines reputation and the persistence of gossip in relation to a woman's choice of work and domestic arrangements with a light touch of humour. The two main female characters represent the different roles of women in public life: Lady Rossiter uses her social position to influence college matters, while Miss Marchrose is a professional woman who brings qualifications and experience to her role.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 190mm
Item Length: 130mm
Book Series: British Library Women Writers
Language: English
Release Year: 2021

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