Rosemary Tonks
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Brilliantly funny and brutal, this is the story of one womans escape from the clutches of polite society, by the incredible midcentury writer who destroyed her own books.No matter her insistence that she just dashed them off to make a lot of redhot money Tonkss novels are thrillingly strange things. She had the knack London Review of BooksSophies mother knows exactly how to needle her. Sophies lover Philip knows how to stab her in the heart. She may be clever, charming and smart but is Sophie destined to be an eternal bitpart?After a particularly callous throwaway remark from Philip, Sophie knows she must break away from him, from her mother, from the snobbery of her Hampstead Heath upbringing. Being good and agreeable has brought nothing but loneliness setting out alone might finally bring Sophie satisfaction.Back in print after many decades, this novel is a piece of dynamite, written by an extraordinary and littleknown writer, the inimitable Rosemary Tonks.A bubbly, empathetic and ultimately lovely novel of a belated comingofage New York TimesNobody writes about angsty women like Tonks The Millions
Binding: Paperback;240 pages; Publisher: Vintage Publishing; Classification: FC; Weight: 294 g; Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 14
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Brilliantly funny and brutal, this is the story of one womans escape from the clutches of polite society, by the incredible midcentury writer who destroyed her own books.No matter her insistence that she just dashed them off to make a lot of redhot money Tonkss novels are thrillingly strange things. She had the knack London Review of BooksSophies mother knows exactly how to needle her. Sophies lover Philip knows how to stab her in the heart. She may be clever, charming and smart but is Sophie destined to be an eternal bitpart?After a particularly callous throwaway remark from Philip, Sophie knows she must break away from him, from her mother, from the snobbery of her Hampstead Heath upbringing. Being good and agreeable has brought nothing but loneliness setting out alone might finally bring Sophie satisfaction.Back in print after many decades, this novel is a piece of dynamite, written by an extraordinary and littleknown writer, the inimitable Rosemary Tonks.A bubbly, empathetic and ultimately lovely novel of a belated comingofage New York TimesNobody writes about angsty women like Tonks The Millions
Binding: Paperback;240 pages; Publisher: Vintage Publishing; Classification: FC; Weight: 294 g; Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 14
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Rosemary Tonks
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