![]() I very much enjoyed this Dorothy Whipple, and found it difficult to put down. (With huge thanks to ImJustMadAboutSaffron for the original thread and idea) Who is responsible for changing the course of our lives, the novel asks? Is it ourselves, those closest to us, or can our lives be shaped by people we don’t even know?" 'Published in 1953 and set in England’s rural commuter belt, Someone at a Distance is a love triangle with two unlikely protagonists. Īn excerpt from the above site: 'This Fifties novel about a quietly catastrophic love triangle is beautiful and moving,' was the headline in The Times. ![]() Available second-hand, via the library, or the most excellent Perspehone Books, where you can read the preface by another wonderful writer, Nina Bawden. January: Elizabeth Jane Howard, The Beautiful Visit.Īnd this current one for February: Dorothy Whipple, Someone at a Distance. November: Anita Brookner, A Start in Lifeĭecember: Margaret Drabble: A Summer Bird-Cage ![]() We started the chat thanks to a thread where we kicked off with a discussion of Penelope Lively, The Road to Lichfield.Ĭurrently we have these separate threads: ![]() ![]() Welcome to the Mumsnet 'Rather Dated' Book Group, where we are reading and discussing fiction from the 1930s to the 1990s that would have been described as 'contemporary' in its day. □ "Rather Dated" bookclub choice for February: Dorothy Whipple, Someone at a Distance □ ![]()
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