The Friendly Young LadiesWhen seventeen-year-old Elsie runs away from home, she seeks out her older sister Leo, only to find Leo sharing a houseboat, and a bed, with the beautiful, fair-haired Helen. When Elsie decides to stay for a bit, she turns Helen and Leo's lifestyle upside down. An enchanting portrait of Bohemian life in 1930s London, this delightfully provocative romantic comedy was written in 1943 in opposition to the despair characteristic of Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness or Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour. |
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... told his people some story about having run into an old pal who'd asked him down for the week - end , and we met up at the station , with our luggage , under the eyes of the vicar's wife , who was there meeting someone's train . We ...
... told his people some story about having run into an old pal who'd asked him down for the week - end , and we met up at the station , with our luggage , under the eyes of the vicar's wife , who was there meeting someone's train . We ...
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... told the waitress , and , while she waited for it , gazed about her , for Peter had once told her that much might be learned of human nature from studying the types in a London restaurant . This was one of Elsie's good days ; a maternal ...
... told the waitress , and , while she waited for it , gazed about her , for Peter had once told her that much might be learned of human nature from studying the types in a London restaurant . This was one of Elsie's good days ; a maternal ...
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... told him dutifully that she was at home . It was Elsie herself , he had told her , to whom he wanted to talk ; he had had no chance lately , there was always a crowd . And he had talked indeed ; ideally , from Elsie's point of view ...
... told him dutifully that she was at home . It was Elsie herself , he had told her , to whom he wanted to talk ; he had had no chance lately , there was always a crowd . And he had talked indeed ; ideally , from Elsie's point of view ...
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