An Impossible Marriage: The Modern Classic
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As her work reappears, another missing jigsaw piece is replacedIndependentDescribed by the New York Times upon her death as one of Britains bestknown novelists, plunge yourself into the wry world of Pamela Hansford Johnson in this comingofmarriageableage story, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Jane Howard and Barbara Pym.******************Its between the wars, and Christine Christie, to her friends is tired of London, her job in a travel agency, her friends, and the young men shes being set up with.So when, by chance, she meets the older Ned Skelton, who seems sophisticated and experienced, she quickly becomes besotted. Before Christie knows it, they are engaged.But will marriage to a man she doesnt know well truly offer this young woman an escape? Or is she walking into another prison of her own making?A classic comingofage story set in the 1930s, by one of Britains bestloved and almostforgotten novelists.A story so vivid it might be the memoir of a real person Britannia and Eve******************Praise for Pamela Hansford Johnson:Witty, satirical and deftly malicious Anthony BurgessA remarkable craftswoman A.S. ByattHansford Johnson at her wittiest is Waugh mingled with Malcolm Bradbury Ruth RendellA writer whose memory fully deserves to be kept alive Jonathan Coe
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