The Garden Party

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The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield is a compelling exploration of class consciousness and societal norms. Set against the backdrop of an upper-middle-class family's garden party, the narrative delves into the protagonist's awakening to the realities of social inequality. Through the eyes of a young woman, the story subtly critiques the disparity between the affluent and the underprivileged.
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The Garden Party

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Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series.

They could not have had a more perfect day for a garden party if they had ordered it.

A windless, warm day greets the Sheridan family on the day of their garden party. As daughter Laura takes the reins on party preparations, the news of a neighbour's demise casts a cloud over the host and threatens the entire celebration.

The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241341643

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 June 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 145g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Born in New Zealand in 1888, Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp was primarily a writer of short stories. She published Prelude and The Garden Party and Other Stories before her premature death from TB in 1923. Something Childish and her journal and letters were published posthumously.

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