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(from the back cover) Henry brought his new bride, Margaret, to Cotteshaw in 1944. On the threshold she gave him a black eye and went straight to bed where she remained, apart from the occasional malevolent outburst, for the rest of her life.
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Intimate, classical in form, contemplative and spare.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Mary Wesley
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- Viking, BCA by arrangement with Bantam Press, Ulverscroft Large Print Bks.
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780792713562
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