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‘In the society in which Daphne moved, spinsterhood was merely the feminine counterpart of bachelordom, and no more discreditable, but in Daisy’s simple and homely circle it savoured of disgrace, of having tried and failed.’
Though from very different backgrounds, Daphne and Daisy move as one – living in the same apartment, pursuing writing careers and attracted to the same man. Rose Macaulay brings her customary satirical wit to a novel about identity and deceit, drawing on sharp observations of the print press’s attitude to women, and prefiguring the age of social media with our fixation on how we appear to others.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Though from very different backgrounds, Daphne and Daisy move as one – living in the same apartment, pursuing writing careers and attracted to the same man. Rose Macaulay brings her customary satirical wit to a novel about identity and deceit, drawing on sharp observations of the print press’s attitude to women, and prefiguring the age of social media with our fixation on how we appear to others.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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