The Echoing Grove | 
pickRealised I had 2 copies of this so rd the penguin but took much from the virago intro. If you like End of the affair I think you'd like this story of 2 sisters who meet after their mother's funeral. Then follows a tale of how dinah had an affair with madeleines husband + the split that ensued. At times a hard read as the dialogue was intense but I soldiered on + enjyd an emotional story set both pre + during the war. And what an interesting life.
Leftcoastzen Love that old Penguin! 2y
rubyslippersreads 🧡🐧 2y
batsy Yes! That vintage Penguin 😍 2y
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shawnmooney I really loved this one. So much so that I have gone back to Lehmann‘s debut novel (loved it too) and plan to read her entire oeuvre in chronological order. 2y
andrew61 @shawnmooney it is a remarkable novel Shawn, and when i read about her life, an affair with Cecil day Lewis in which both she and the poet's wife were then rejected by his relationship with a younger woman the echoes in the book were telling. The introduction also reflects on the poetic influences including the waste land. I definitely will be trying more of her books. 2y
andrew61 @Leftcoastzen @batsy @rubyslippersreads The cover illustration is so evocative of the story . Yes I love penguins as well and feel, as I read, the ghosts of past readers looking over my shoulder. 2y