Vita Sackville-West

A charming extraordinary early 20th century novel about family relationships. When the great statesman Lord Slane dies, everyone assumes his dutiful wife will slowly fade away, the paying guest of each of her six children. But Lady Slane surprises everyone by escaping to a rented house in Hampstead where she revels in her new freedom, revives youthful ambitions and gathers some very unsuitable companions. Irreverent, entertaining and insightful, this is a tale of the unexpected joys of growing older. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOANNA LUMLEY

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Claire E

She wanted to merge with the things that drifted into an empty house, though, unlike the spider, she would weave no webs. She would be content to stir with the breeze and grow green in the light of the sun, and drift down in the passage of years, until death pushed her gently out and shut the door behind her.

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