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Sally on the Rocks

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Sally on the Rocks
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Winifred Boggs
Afterword by Simon Thomas
SeriesBritish Library Women Writers
Series part Volume No. 11
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780712353045
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 16 September 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

When her bohemian life in Paris falls flat at the beginning of the First World War, Sally Lunton returns to the care of her guardian in Little Crampton to find a husband. With some encouragement from the local busybody, she makes a play for Mr Bingley, the bank manager, although she has a rival in Mrs Dalton, a widow with a young daughter to raise. These two ladies form a quiet alliance, recognising that the prize isn't really worth fighting over but respecting the other's pursuit of financial security. Sally aims to win but is distracted by her unsettling emotions for a soldier tortured by his experience at the Front. This entertaining novel is full of acute and humorous observations of male and female attitudes to love and marriage. Sally is a spirited heroine, who is determined to settle into a comfortable life now that she is in her early thirties. But in securing her future, Sally must also face her past.

Author Biography

Winifred Boggs (1874-1931) was the author of more than a dozen novels under her own name and two pseudonyms. She was often listed on the cover as 'By the author of "The Sale of Lady Daventry"', which was published in 1914. Sally on the Rocks followed in 1915. Her last novel appeared in 1930.