Mothering Sunday : a romance
Jane, a housemaid, and Paul, the young heir of a neighbouring house, have been secret lovers for nearly seven years. On a warm March day in 1924, when Paul is soon to be married, they spend a last day together.
Other Formats
Browse Related Items
Subject |
Women household employees > England > Fiction. Orphans > England > Fiction. Upper class > England > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. |
Genre |
Romance fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 0345816609
- ISBN: 9780345816603
-
Physical Description
print
177 pages ; 19 cm - Publisher Toronto : Random House Canada, 2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Novella. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 25.00 |
Additional Information
Mothering Sunday : A Romance
Click an element below to view details:
Summary
Mothering Sunday : A Romance
Jane Fairchild, orphaned at birth, has worked as a maid at an English country estate since she was sixteen. And for almost all of those years, she has been the secret lover of Paul Sheringham, the scion of the estate next door. On an unseasonably warm March afternoon, when all the servants have been let off work for the day in order to pay their annual visits to their families, Jane and Paul will make love for the last time in Paul's own bedroom--though not, as Jane believes, because Paul is about to be married. The events of the day will alter Jane's life forever. As the narrative moves back and forth from 1924 to the end of the century, what we know and understand about Jane, about the way she loves, thinks, feels, sees and remembers, deepens with every beautifully wrought moment. Her story is one of profound self-discovery and, through her, Graham Swift has created an emotionally soaring and deeply affecting work of fiction.