Publication

2011 - Penguin Random House

Language

English

Word Count

116,000 words, Guess

Page Count

464 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781446499153
  • ISBN-101446499154
  • Better World Books9781446499153
  • Open LibraryOL33407568M

Classifications

  • LCCPZ3.G3527 Ge
  • LCCPR6013.I24 Ge

Description

Set in wartime London, Westwood tells the story of Margaret Steggles, a plain bookish girl whose mother has told her that she is not the type that attracts men. Her schoolfriend Hilda has a sunny temperament and keeps her service boys 'ever so cheery'. When Margaret finds a ration book on Hampstead Heath the pompous writer Gerard Challis enters both their lives. Margaret slavishly adores Challis and his artistic circle; Challis idolises Hilda for her hair and her eyes and Hilda finds Gerard's romantic overtures a bit of a bind. This is a delightfully comic and wistful tale of love and longing.

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Other Editions

  • WestwoodPenguin Random House2011-01-01

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