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Mamma
Series: British Library Women Writers
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Mamma
The doomed mutual attraction of a middle-aged widow and her new son-in-law, who is much closer to her own age than her daughter's, forms the central drama in this social comedy with tragic overtones.
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'Joanna sat with her cheek against her [Libby's] shining hair. She had hardly thought of Steven since he slammed his way out of the house, but now, welling up within her and pouring out over her love for Libby, came an intolerable flood of envy.'
Widowed at 21 with a young baby, Joanna Malling finds her solitary existence upended twenty years later when her daughter Libby moves in with her new husband. At 35, Steven is closer in age to Joanna than Libby. What begins as an awkward relationship between mother and son-in-law evolves into something more intimate, and Joanna must wrestle with re-awakened emotions and the conflict between desire and loyalty.
Mamma by Diana Tutton explores these themes through the complex dynamics of love, envy, and familial bonds, challenging its characters to confront their deepest emotions.
Series: British Library Women Writers
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ISBN: 9780712353885
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 May 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Contributors:
- Afterword by Simon Thomas
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 130.0mm
Height: 190.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Diana Tutton (19151991) was a British writer whose novels focused on taboo relationships and family dysfunctionality. In the Second World War she drove a mobile canteen for the Women's Voluntary Services, before she married and followed her husband to Kenya for the rest of the War. Guard Your Daughters was published in 1953, followed by Mamma in 1956 and The Young Ones in 1959.
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