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The Slaves of Solitude
Patrick Hamilton
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Description for The Slaves of Solitude
Paperback. The classic novel from the author of Rope and Hangover Square. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
'All his novels are terrific, but this one is my favourite' Sarah Waters Measuring out the wartime days in a small town on the Thames, Miss Roach is not unattractive but no longer quite young. The Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, where she lives with half a dozen others, is as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, 'slave of her task-master, solitude', a shaft of not altogether welcome light is suddenly beamed upon her, with the appearance of a charismatic and emotional American Lieutenant. With him comes change - tipping the precariously balanced society ... Read more
'All his novels are terrific, but this one is my favourite' Sarah Waters Measuring out the wartime days in a small town on the Thames, Miss Roach is not unattractive but no longer quite young. The Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, where she lives with half a dozen others, is as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, 'slave of her task-master, solitude', a shaft of not altogether welcome light is suddenly beamed upon her, with the appearance of a charismatic and emotional American Lieutenant. With him comes change - tipping the precariously balanced society ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349141541
SKU
V9780349141541
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Ref
99-10
About Patrick Hamilton
Patrick Hamilton was one of the most gifted and admired writers of his generation. His plays include Rope (1929), on which the Hitchcock thriller was based, and Gas Light (1939). Among his novels are The Midnight Bell, The Siege of Pleasure, The Plains of Cement, Twenty-thousand Streets Under the Sky, Hangover Square, The Slaves of Solitude and The West Pier. ... Read more
Reviews for The Slaves of Solitude
A claustrophobic, drily comic classic
Fiona Wilson
The Times
Patrick Hamilton's tale of life in a wartime boarding house strikes the perfect balance between poignancy and dark hilarity
Rachel Cooke
Guardian
Dark, hilarious & utterly brilliant
Val Hennessy
Daily Mail
Fiona Wilson
The Times
Patrick Hamilton's tale of life in a wartime boarding house strikes the perfect balance between poignancy and dark hilarity
Rachel Cooke
Guardian
Dark, hilarious & utterly brilliant
Val Hennessy
Daily Mail