Yesterday'S Houses

Yesterday'S Houses

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Mavis Cheek

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 272


When sixteen-year-old Marianne Flowers, a naive but curious lower middle-class girl meets the well-off Charles and accepts his proposal of marriage she believes her dreams of living in a beautiful house with a luxurious bathroom are about to come true. But life rarely turns out as one dreams. Over the next twenty-five years Marianne finds herself moving from grotty apartment to suburban haven and back again, accompanied by various lovers, a daughter and a yearning to write. Yesterday's Houses shows Mavis Cheek at the height of her powers in this poignant, funny account of a woman whose journey to freedom, independence and good quality plumbing will delight fans of her previous work and new readers alike.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Mavis Cheek

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 272


When sixteen-year-old Marianne Flowers, a naive but curious lower middle-class girl meets the well-off Charles and accepts his proposal of marriage she believes her dreams of living in a beautiful house with a luxurious bathroom are about to come true. But life rarely turns out as one dreams. Over the next twenty-five years Marianne finds herself moving from grotty apartment to suburban haven and back again, accompanied by various lovers, a daughter and a yearning to write. Yesterday's Houses shows Mavis Cheek at the height of her powers in this poignant, funny account of a woman whose journey to freedom, independence and good quality plumbing will delight fans of her previous work and new readers alike.