All Passion Spent
Vita Sackville-West author Joanna Lumley editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:24th Mar '16
Should be back in stock very soon
Life begins at 88: a widow escapes her overbearing family and discovers the unexpected freedoms of old age
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.
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
All Passion Spent tells the marvellously cheering story of how, in widowhood, a conventional woman is finally able to defy her family * Guardian *
Sackville-West writes simply wonderfully and many passages make me laugh out loud -- Joanna Lumley
Heartening * Observer *
Inspiring... Old age can be celebrated, not feared * Sunday Telegraph *
Every page of this novel is a pleasure to read * The Times *
ISBN: 9781784870553
Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 12mm
Weight: 141g
192 pages