Tension
Tension is part of a curated collection of forgotten works by early to mid-century women writers. The best middlebrow fiction from the 1910s to the 1960s, offering escapism, popular appeal and plenty of period detail to amuse, surprise and inform.
āI know that things of that kind always are known, and the people Iāve been thrown with, sooner or later, always turned out to have heard the story. Or if they hadnāt,ā said Miss Marchrose in a voice of calm despair, āsomeone took the trouble to tell them.ā
Miss Marchrose is about to discover that she cannot escape her past when she takes up a new position at a secretarial college in the south west of England. Following insinuations dropped by the directorās wife, she becomes the subject of a whispering campaign which threatens her professional career and personal happiness.
Tension examines reputation and the persistence of gossip in relation to a womanās choice of work and domestic arrangements with a light touch of humour. The two main female characters represent the different roles of women in public life: Lady Rossiter uses her social position to influence college matters, while Miss Marchrose is a professional woman who brings qualifications and experience to her role.
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Publication date: 13/05/21
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Tension
Tension is part of a curated collection of forgotten works by early to mid-century women writers. The best middlebrow fiction from the 1910s to the 1960s, offering escapism, popular appeal and plenty of period detail to amuse, surprise and inform.
āI know that things of that kind always are known, and the people Iāve been thrown with, sooner or later, always turned out to have heard the story. Or if they hadnāt,ā said Miss Marchrose in a voice of calm despair, āsomeone took the trouble to tell them.ā
Miss Marchrose is about to discover that she cannot escape her past when she takes up a new position at a secretarial college in the south west of England. Following insinuations dropped by the directorās wife, she becomes the subject of a whispering campaign which threatens her professional career and personal happiness.
Tension examines reputation and the persistence of gossip in relation to a womanās choice of work and domestic arrangements with a light touch of humour. The two main female characters represent the different roles of women in public life: Lady Rossiter uses her social position to influence college matters, while Miss Marchrose is a professional woman who brings qualifications and experience to her role.
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Publication date: 13/05/21
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Tension is part of a curated collection of forgotten works by early to mid-century women writers. The best middlebrow fiction from the 1910s to the 1960s, offering escapism, popular appeal and plenty of period detail to amuse, surprise and inform.
āI know that things of that kind always are known, and the people Iāve been thrown with, sooner or later, always turned out to have heard the story. Or if they hadnāt,ā said Miss Marchrose in a voice of calm despair, āsomeone took the trouble to tell them.ā
Miss Marchrose is about to discover that she cannot escape her past when she takes up a new position at a secretarial college in the south west of England. Following insinuations dropped by the directorās wife, she becomes the subject of a whispering campaign which threatens her professional career and personal happiness.
Tension examines reputation and the persistence of gossip in relation to a womanās choice of work and domestic arrangements with a light touch of humour. The two main female characters represent the different roles of women in public life: Lady Rossiter uses her social position to influence college matters, while Miss Marchrose is a professional woman who brings qualifications and experience to her role.
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Publication date: 13/05/21
