All Alice ever wanted was a husband and family, and that is what she got...
As she lies dying, she is able to reflect on the life she spent making jam, looking after her husband and raising her children.
Little disturbed the steady rhythm of family life and domesticity, and Alice was happy.
But one person's happiness is the next person's boredom.
Alice's family, friends and parents all fought their own personal battle to keep the tedium of life at bay - some more successfully than others.
Dick and his gardening, Marjorie and her Latin, Mary and her faith, Nicholas and his painting, Mr Hadley and his whiskey...
People grow old, babies are born, vegetables are planted and harvested, and life goes on.
But as Alice lies on her death bed, an awful thought suddenly grips her.
Is she dying of boredom?
'Illuminated with wit, moments of high comedy, occasional farce and flashes of delightful sarcasm ... altogether a thoroughly enjoyable and quietly moving book' - The Times
'Moving and captivating' - Daily Express
Teresa Waugh was born in 1940, only daughter of the late sixth Earl of Onslow, KBt, MG, and she spent her childhood in the family home at West Clandon, Surrey. In 1961 she married an author and journalist with whom she lives in Somerset. In 1978 she took a First Class degree in French and Italian at Exeter University, and she has translated several books, including Jean Tulard's Napoleon, and Jean Gimpel's The Cathedral Builders. Her other novels include Waterloo, Waterloo, The Gossips and Sylvia's Lot.
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Genre: Literary Fiction
As she lies dying, she is able to reflect on the life she spent making jam, looking after her husband and raising her children.
Little disturbed the steady rhythm of family life and domesticity, and Alice was happy.
But one person's happiness is the next person's boredom.
Alice's family, friends and parents all fought their own personal battle to keep the tedium of life at bay - some more successfully than others.
Dick and his gardening, Marjorie and her Latin, Mary and her faith, Nicholas and his painting, Mr Hadley and his whiskey...
People grow old, babies are born, vegetables are planted and harvested, and life goes on.
But as Alice lies on her death bed, an awful thought suddenly grips her.
Is she dying of boredom?
Praise for Painting Water
'Illuminated with wit, moments of high comedy, occasional farce and flashes of delightful sarcasm ... altogether a thoroughly enjoyable and quietly moving book' - The Times
'Moving and captivating' - Daily Express
Teresa Waugh was born in 1940, only daughter of the late sixth Earl of Onslow, KBt, MG, and she spent her childhood in the family home at West Clandon, Surrey. In 1961 she married an author and journalist with whom she lives in Somerset. In 1978 she took a First Class degree in French and Italian at Exeter University, and she has translated several books, including Jean Tulard's Napoleon, and Jean Gimpel's The Cathedral Builders. Her other novels include Waterloo, Waterloo, The Gossips and Sylvia's Lot.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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