The Home

by Penelope Mortimer

Book Overview

A tragi-comedy published in 1971 that looks at the experience of a woman escaping a broken marriage and trying to make a new home for grown-up children who no longer need her.

Dealing with themes of abandonment, loneliness, liberation and love, Eleanor's emotional journey is often raw and dark, but at times funny and uplifting as she grapples with her newfound singledom under the critical eyes of her mother and mother-in-law, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712354921
• ISBN13: 9780712354929
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.4"