The Present and the Past |
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| Author:
| Compton-Burnett, Ivy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4482-0664-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Reader |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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I cannot be parted longer from my sons. I am coming back to my home' Nine years after her divorce from Cassius Clare, Catherine decides to re-enter his life. Her decision causes a dramatic upheaval in the Clare family and its implications are analysed and redefined, not only in the drawing-room, but in the children's nursery and the servants' quarters. At first, Flavia, Cassius's second wife, feels resentment, fearing that she may be usurped. But as a friendship develops between the...
More DescriptionI cannot be parted longer from my sons. I am coming back to my home' Nine years after her divorce from Cassius Clare, Catherine decides to re-enter his life. Her decision causes a dramatic upheaval in the Clare family and its implications are analysed and redefined, not only in the drawing-room, but in the children's nursery and the servants' quarters. At first, Flavia, Cassius's second wife, feels resentment, fearing that she may be usurped. But as a friendship develops between the two women, it is Cassius who is excluded and whose self-pity intensifies, erupting in a shocking, unexpected way.