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The Home
Series: British Library Women Writers
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The Home
Perfectly capturing the tone of the 70s, and the reality faced by so many women when forced to re-assess their roles as wife and mother.
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... marvellous skill a writer who can knock spots off most of her contemporaries. The Guardian
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 selfish attitudes of various suitors.
Perfectly capturing the tone of the 70s, and the reality faced by so many women when forced to re-assess their roles as wife and mother.
Series: British Library Women Writers
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The Home by Penelope Mortimer is praised for its remarkable wit and unusual narrative voice, drawing comparisons to authors like Muriel Spark and Beryl Bainbridge. Reviewers commend Mortimer for her beautifully sad and poignantly resonant exploration of the meaning of home, particularly resonating with women today. She is lauded for skillfully addressing themes of domestic life and feminine experience, with a style that showcases her expert characterisation and incisive dialogue.
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ISBN: 9780712354929
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 March 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 190.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Penelope Mortimer (19181999) published her first novel in 1947. She was married twice; first to the Reuters journalist Charles Dimont, and later to the barrister and author, John Mortimer. Her best-known novel, the semi-autobiographical The Pumpkin Eater, was published in 1962 and made into a successful film starring Anne Bancroft.
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