Kathleen Farrell: The Cost of Living, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Cost of Living
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- Verlag:
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 03/2026
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781405988766
- Artikelnummer:
- 12406433
- Umfang:
- 400 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 500 g
- Maße:
- 198 x 129 mm
- Stärke:
- 35 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 19.3.2026
- Serie:
- The Mermaid Collection
- Hinweis
-
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Klappentext
Rediscover the brilliance of The Cost of Living in the Mermaid Collection - classic books by popular pioneering female authors republished to delight new generations of readers. Pre-order this gorgeous edition now.
A witty and characterful novel about the aftermath of a party thrown by singletons Marianne, a freelance typist in her mid-thirties and twenty-six year old Alexandra, a freelance portrait painter, who live in the same apartment building and have decided it's time to meet some men . . .
'You're always so cynical. It doesn't do. It makes men feel inferior.'
'Quite a few of them are . . .'
Idealistic Alexandra is throwing a party to meet a more glamorous crowd. Marianne, more sardonic, worries it'll be the usual sort.
The party is in Alexandra's attic flat. Marianne will contribute a few bottles of red optimistically labelled Bordeaux. Can it be judged a success? There's Donald the bus conductor with high-brow dreams, nervous bespectacled Bernhardt and Marius the ghostwriter. Not to mention a brace of Peters. It's left to sexy, young Pisa and riotous, middle-aged Mummy (neither invited) to steal the show.
Yet, after the party both Marianne and Alexandra find themselves caught in unexpected - sometimes far from romantic - relationships. Meeting people, it turns out, has the most peculiar consequences.
Is that really the cost of living?
Praise for Kathleen Farrell:
'Genuine wit, an acute feminine intelligence and a natural distinction of style' Spectator
'A distinctive voice, and she provided her readers with subtle pleasures' Guardian
