Thrown out of her long-established office job, Miss Christine Smith takes up a new role as housekeeper for a group of middle-aged artists. Charmed by a previous mystical experience, her spirituality is nurtured further by the tenants, who seem stuck in their own personal lull. Written in the 1960s, surrounded by social and political transitions, the novel focuses on change, or the lack thereof.
Imprint: Vintage Digital
Published: 31/10/2011
ISBN: 9781448103430
Length: 240 Pages
RRP: £8.34
Gibbons was an acute and witty observer, and her dissection of the British class system is spot-on
Stella Gibbons is the Jane Austen of the 20th century