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O, The Brave Music

by Dorothy Evelyn Smith

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 A female narrator looks back on her childhood in a coming-of-age novel set before the First World War. Her young life is shaped by a series of tragedies, but also the warmth of enduring friendships, particularly with David, her dearest friend who shares her love of the wild expanse and colours of the moor.
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Stories For Lovers

by Amy Bloom, Diana Gardner, Dorothy Parker, E.M. Delafield, Jessamyn West, Ling Shuhua, Malachi Whitaker, Margaret Atwood, Richmal Crompton e Virginia Woolf

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 Fall head over heels with this collection of unconventional and heartfelt romances that will leave you longing for more. This new anthology gathers the talents of Margaret Atwood, Virginia Woolf, Amy Bloom, E. M. Delafield Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth Taylor and more.
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The Spring Begins

by Katherine Dunning

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 A tender portrait of self-discovery and female awakening which explores the reality of domestic servants in the 1930s. The latest title in the British Library Women Writers series that has grown to 25 titles and two anthologies. First published in 1934, The Spring Begins is a rediscovered masterpiece, building three unique female voices into refle
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The Woman In The Hall

by G. B. Stern

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 G. B. Stern's writing perfectly crafts an engaging tragicomedy, lacing farce and absurdity into compelling psychological drama. A darkly entertaining look at a non-traditional family structure in the 1930s and unapologetic women. The next title in the British Library Women Writers series which has grown to more than 25 titles and several anthologi
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Lady Living Alone

by Norah Lofts

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 First published in 1945, Loft's masterful storytelling manages to weave lighter comedic moments into this darker tale. A suspenseful thriller that will leave the reader guessing in the final pages, this mystery is a fantastic addition to the British Library Women Writers series, now featuring over 25 titles.
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Forest Silver - A Lake District Story

by E M Ward

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 First published in 1941, Forest Silver is an important work of Lake District fiction, in which E M Ward evokes her environment with pitch-perfect authenticity.
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Stories For Summer - And Days By The Pool

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 As a sister volume to Stories for Winter, this collection of 15 short stories takes its inspiration from the holiday season.
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Stories For Winter - And Nights By The Fire

by British Library

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 Stories for Winter is a collection of short stories that take their inspiration from this cold, snowy season, whether it's winter holidays, weather-related predicaments or seasonal celebrations.
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The Home

by Penelope Mortimer

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 Perfectly capturing the tone of the 70s, and the reality faced by so many women when forced to re-assess their roles as wife and mother.
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Sing Me Who You Are

by Elizabeth Berridge

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 This is a timely reissue of a 1960s novel that deals with the lingering trauma of the Second World War and the dark secrets that families carry, as well as being an early advocate of environmental issues, which chime with such resonance fifty years later.
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Dangerous Ages

by Rose Macaulay

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 Rose Macaulay takes a lively and perceptive look at three generations of women within the same family and the 'dangers' faced at each of those stages in life.
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Stories For Christmas And The Festive Season

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 The Women Writers Christmas Collection of Short Stories explores the joys and disappointments, pressures and preparations of this time of year from a female perspective.
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The Lindisfarne Gospels - Art, History & Inspiration - The British Library Guide

by Eleanor Jackson

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 This magnificent guide presents a detailed introduction and commentary alongside the highest quality, detailed illustrations which celebrate the intricate, interlaced geometrical precision of one of the finest early medieval craftsmen.
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Poems In Progress - Drafts From Master Poets

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 Diverse themes including love, inequality, and the natural world bring together some of the most culturally significant and emotionally affecting poems in the British Libraryâ€™s collections and beyond. Practicing poets also reveal their own drafts, with new reflections on writing.
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War Among Ladies

by Eleanor Scott

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 A quietly devastating novel about the realities of life for single working women in the 1920s and the systems that failed them.
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Which Way?

by Theodora Benson

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 Claudia Heseltine returns to this moment three times in a series of parallel narratives. This is an inventive novel, published in 1931, which contemplates the consequences of a single decision.
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The Love Child

by Edith Olivier

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 Upon the death of her mother, Agatha Bodenham finds herself alone for the first time in her life. Solitary and socially awkward by nature, she starts to dream about her imaginary childhood friend - the only friend she ever had.
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Tea Is So Intoxicating

by Mary Essex

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 David thinks it is a splendid idea to open a tea garden at his Kentish cottage. His wife, Germayne, is not so sure. With rumour rife that the couple are - whisper it - not actually married, the lady of the local manor makes it her mission to shut the enterprise down in this well-crafted comedy.
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A Pin To See The Peepshow

by F. Tennyson Jesse

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 Based on the events of a sensational murder trial in the 1920s - the Thompson/Bywaters case - Julia becomes trapped by her sex and class in a criminal justice system in which she has no control.
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Father

by Elizabeth Von Arnim

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 Since her mother's death Jennifer has devoted years of her life to her father, managing the family home and acting as his secretary. After the sudden announcement that he has taken a new wife, Jennifer, at 33, seizes the opportunity to lead an independent life.
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Sally On The Rocks

by Winifred Boggs

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 This entertaining novel is full of acute and humorous observations of male and female attitudes to love and marriage. Sally is a spirited heroine, who is determined to settle into a comfortable life now that she is in her early thirties. But in securing her future, Sally must also face her past.
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Strange Journey

by Maud Cairnes

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 In this body swap comedy from the 1930s, the minds of two strangers, aristocrat Lady Elizabeth and middle-class Polly Wilkinson, switch places with baffling and hilarious results.
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Keeping Up Appearances

by Rose Macaulay

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 Rose Macaulay's novel, first published in 1928, offers a sharp and witty commentary on how we twist our identities to fit, delivered in an intelligent and innovative style.
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Tension

by E. M. Delafield

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 Tension examines reputation and the persistence of gossip in relation to a woman's choice of work and domestic arrangements with a light touch of humour.
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