The Way Things Are by Delafield, E. M.

The Way Things Are

Laura Temple faces the predicaments of many British middle-class wives and mothers living in country villages between...
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Author: E. M. Delafield
Format: MP3 CD
Language: English
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The Way Things Are by Delafield, E. M.

The Way Things Are

¥7,121

The Way Things Are

¥7,121
Author: E. M. Delafield
Format: MP3 CD
Language: English

Laura Temple faces the predicaments of many British middle-class wives and mothers living in country villages between the World Wars. Her too-large house, inherited by her husband Alfred, requires three servants to keep it running: generally unsatisfactory servants whom she is perpetually concerned will leave her employ for greener pastures, which they inevitably do. Her modest success as a short story writer helps augment their income but still, there is never enough money. She is a devoted mother to her two sons, although she shamelessly prefers one over the other. And she is deeply unhappy.

But her malaise disappears when, on a trip to London in search of yet another domestic replacement, she and Duke Ayland, a friend of her sister, fall in love. Laura has never been in love before--although she is very fond of Alfred. And she could never leave her children. At least, one of them.

Written several years before E.M. Delafield's witty The Diary of a Provincial Lady, Laura is unquestionably a precursor to that famous lady. And although her dilemmas are more serious, the author's sardonic humor shines through in the antics and personalities of Laura's group of eccentric friends and neighbors. Another sign of the author's light touch is her note in the forward of the print edition of The Way Things Are:

"A good many of the characters in this novel have been drawn, as usual, from persons now living; but the author hopes very much that they will only recognize each other."



Author: E. M. Delafield
Publisher: Spoken Realms
Published: 03/26/2024
Binding Type: MP3 CD
ISBN: 9798874725907

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