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      The Old Wives’ Tale

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      You might find it hard to imagine that those ageing spinsters living quietly in small English towns ever led lives of passion or hardship, that they ever possessed beauty or romantic ideals. This title tells the story of two such old wives, sisters Constance and Sophia, from y...

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      Product ID:9780099595359
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Old Wives' Tale
      Authors:Author: Arnold Bennett
      Page Count:752
      Subjects:Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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      You might find it hard to imagine that those ageing spinsters living quietly in small English towns ever led lives of passion or hardship, that they ever possessed beauty or romantic ideals. This title tells the story of two such old wives, sisters Constance and Sophia, from youth, through marriage, heartbreak, triumphs and disasters, to old age.

      ‘There are few more moving accounts of the effects of time, the passage of history and the slow encroachment of age than this remarkable, epic novel’ Guardian

      Discover this powerful novel about the ordinary lives of the Baines sisters. The perfect next step for fans of Little Women.


      In The Old Wives'' Tale, Arnold Bennett tells the story of two such old wives, sisters Constance and Sophia, from youth, through marriage, heartbreak, triumphs and disasters, to old age. In doing so, he reveals with careful compassion the intense inner lives that throb beneath every seemingly insignificant exterior.

      WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SATHNAM SANGHERA


      Imprint Name:Vintage Classics
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2014-08-07

      Additional information

      Weight516 g
      Dimensions198 × 130 × 36 mm