Parrott, Ursula

Ex-Wife (Faber Editions): 'I was floored: truly brilliant.' (Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss)

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ISBN 13:
9780571388059
author:
Parrott, Ursula
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Faber & Faber
language:
English
Publication Year:
2024
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
13 x 19.8 x 2 centimetres (0.26
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 7 working days
£10.08

Description

A Stop-You-In-Your-Tracks Novel of Love and Liberation In 1924, Patricia and Peter are a modern married couple, living in New York. They drink, smoke, work, and believe in 'Love-Outside-Marriage'. But when Peter pushes for divorce, Patricia must forge a new life as a single woman. This novel plunges us into the Manhattan bars, fashion advertising offices, female friendships, and all-night parties of a dazzling city, while also exploring the hollow affairs, emotional hangovers, backstreet abortions, and struggles for sexual freedoms of a patriarchal world. With its witty observations and stop-you-in-your-tracks moments, this novel is a darkly funny and startlingly contemporary exploration of romance, work, and life. It feels remarkable to be a deserted wife at just 24 years old, and this book will transport you to a bygone era of moral double standards and social change.

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