Before the War
1st Edition
Published on 10. March 2016
304 pages
978-1-78408-205-5 (ISBN)
Description
A novel of love, death and aristocracy in twenties London.
Consider Vivien in November 1922. She is twenty-four, and a spinster. She wears fashionably droopy clothes, but she is plain and - worse - intelligent. Fortunately, Vivien is rich, so she can bribe a man to marry her. What nobody knows is that Vivien is pregnant, and will die in childbirth in just a few months...
Consider Vivien in November 1922. She is twenty-four, and a spinster. She wears fashionably droopy clothes, but she is plain and - worse - intelligent. Fortunately, Vivien is rich, so she can bribe a man to marry her. What nobody knows is that Vivien is pregnant, and will die in childbirth in just a few months...
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78408-205-5 (9781784082055)
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Weldon's work includes more than twenty novels, five collections of short stories, several children's books, nonfiction books, magazine articles, and a number of plays written for television, radio, and the stage. She was awarded a CBE in 2001.
Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Contents
- Part One: The Proposal
- Nine O'clock In The Morning, November 23rd 1922. Dilberne Halt
- A Quarter To Eleven, November 23rd 1922. Ripple & Co Offices, 3 Fleet Street
- Midday, November 23rd 1922. 3 Fleet Street
- June 21st 1947. The Albany, Piccadilly
- Eleven In The Evening, June 21st 1947. An Artist's Studio, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
- A Quarter Past Midday, Thursday November 23rd 1922. 3 Fleet Street
- Ten To Four, Thursday November 23rd 1922. Dilberne Court Stables
- Five Past Four, Thursday November 23nd 1922. The Editorial Office, Ripple & Co
- Five In The Afternoon, November 23rd 1922. 3 Fleet Street
- In The Afternoon, A Month Earlier. Buckingham Palace
- Five In The Afternoon, November 23rd 1922. 3 Fleet Street
- Six O'Clock In The Evening, Thursday 23rd November 1922. Dilberne Court
- Around Seven O'Clock, November 23rd 1922. Cumberland Market, N.W.
- Intermission
- Part Two: Scenes From Married Life, 1923-39
- A May Afternoon In 1923. Dilberne Court
- A Morning, Later In May 1923. Dilberne Court.
- May & June, 1923. Barscherau, Austria
- The Morning Of Thursday July 3rd 1923. The road to Kufstein
- Lunchtime, Thursday July 3rd 1923. Kiefersfelden
- Teatime, Thursday July 3rd 1923. Kiefersfelden
- Friday July 4th 1923. Barscherau
- Saturday July 5th 1923. Barscherau
- The Morning Of Saturday July 5th 1923. The Road To Keifersfelden
- Later That Morning. Barscherau
- Sunday Morning, July 6th 1923. Barscherau
- Sunday Night, July 6th 1923. Barscherau
- Later On Sunday Night, July 6th 1923. Barscherau
- Sunday Afternoon, July 13th 1923. Barscherau
- Part Three: Lunching
- May 2nd 1926. Simpson's-in-the-Strand
- Midday, September 3rd 1931. 17 Belgrave Square
- February 15th 1937
- Saturday Morning, March 11th 1938
- Saturday Evening, March 11th 1938
- Coda
- August 29th 1939. Harley Street
- September 1st 1939. Académie St. Augustine, Lausanne
- Preview
- About Before the War
- Reviews
- About Fay Weldon
- About The Love & Inheritance Trilogy
- Also by Fay Weldon
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
