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To the North | Elizabeth Bowen

5 posts | 4 read | 17 to read

Set in London during the twenties, this fine novel centres on the lives of two young women, the recently widowed Cecilia Summers and her sister-in-law Emmeline. Cecilia, capricious and unable to really love anyone, moves reluctantly towards a second marriage to the kind, passionless Julian Tower. Emmeline, gentle but independent, is surprised to find the calm tenor of her life disturbed by her attraction to the predatory Mark Linkwater. At first she is able to accept their love-affair on Mark's terms but, in the pain of misunderstanding, Emmeline reveals her vulnerability in a violent and tragic act. Through delicate counterpoint, Elizabeth Bowen reveals her insight into the obscure motives that dictate human behaviour and explores the emotional chasm between men and women.

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To the North | Elizabeth Bowen

so-so

This is one of those books where there are wonderful bits of writing, but I didn‘t enjoy much of the story, and it was a slow read. As it went on, I did become more invested in knowing exactly how it would turn out, but I also just wanted to finish it. Bowen does a great job of describing how women could be incredibly conflicted between traditional expectations and the ability to live with more independence than previously.

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