All Passion Spent

A charming extraordinary early 20th century novel about family relationships.When the great statesman Lord Slane dies, everyone assumes his dutiful wife will slowly fade away, the paying guest of each of her six children. But Lady Slane surprises everyone by escaping to a rented house in Hampstead where she revels in her new freedom, revives youthful ambitions and gathers some very unsuitable companions. Irreverent, entertaining and insightful, this is a tale of the unexpected joys of growing older.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOANNA LUMLEY

Product details

• Authors: Vita Sackville-West
• Assisted by: Joanna Lumley (Introduction)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.03.2016
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9781784870553
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-055-3
• Pages: 192
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.2 cm
• Subjects: classic, Feminism, Society, Marriage, Hampstead, 20th Century, Mid Century, Of specific Lesbian interest, Victorian, Independence, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Relating to lesbians, Literary fiction, British Culture, Retirement, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, English Literature, Classic fiction: general and literary, Sarah Raven, Gender Theory, strong female protagonist, family dynamics, Rental property, your best life, the wisdom of life, read the world, our class is a family, my dead world, mature older women, best read books, the widowing, my dead husband, how to age joyfully