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Perfectly capturing the tone of the 70s, and the reality faced by so many women when forced to re-assess their roles as wife and mother.

About the author

Penelope Mortimer (1918-1999) published her first novel in 1947. She was married twice; first to the Reuters journalist Charles Dimont, and later to the barrister and author, John Mortimer. Her best-known novel, the semi-autobiographical The Pumpkin Eater, was published in 1962 and made into a successful film starring Anne Bancroft. Her book Daddy's Gone A-Hunting was reissued by McNally Editions in 2022.

Summary

Perfectly capturing the tone of the 70s, and the reality faced by so many women when forced to re-assess their roles as wife and mother.

Product details

• Authors: Penelope Mortimer, Mortimer Penelope
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9780712354929
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5492-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: British Library Women Writers
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary