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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... Lane indicated this , and went on to remark that the steak was overdone . " Really , Arthur ! " Mrs. Lane had just succeeded in per- suading herself that the steak was very nice , so her annoyance was natural . " There's no pleasing you ...
... Lane indicated this , and went on to remark that the steak was overdone . " Really , Arthur ! " Mrs. Lane had just succeeded in per- suading herself that the steak was very nice , so her annoyance was natural . " There's no pleasing you ...
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... Lane , the crisis lasted longer , and , though the outcome would be the same , she never entertained this thought for at least a few hours afterwards . They no longer quarrelled , in any decisive sense of the word . In their first two ...
... Lane , the crisis lasted longer , and , though the outcome would be the same , she never entertained this thought for at least a few hours afterwards . They no longer quarrelled , in any decisive sense of the word . In their first two ...
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... Lane , who did not concern himself with Gladys's free time , had driven off to visit a client , Peter Bracknell parked Dr. Sloane's coupé in the lane , and rapped smartly on the door . When nothing happened , he assumed that everyone in ...
... Lane , who did not concern himself with Gladys's free time , had driven off to visit a client , Peter Bracknell parked Dr. Sloane's coupé in the lane , and rapped smartly on the door . When nothing happened , he assumed that everyone in ...
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