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    Late and Soon (A Novel & 8 Short Stories): From the Renowned Author of The Diary of a Provincial Lady and The Way Things Are, Including The Bond of Union, Lost in Transmission & Time Work Wonders
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    Late and Soon (A Novel & 8 Short Stories): From the Renowned Author of The Diary of a Provincial Lady and The Way Things Are, Including The Bond of Union, Lost in Transmission & Time Work Wonders
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    Late and Soon (A Novel & 8 Short Stories): From the Renowned Author of The Diary of a Provincial Lady and The Way Things Are, Including The Bond of Union, Lost in Transmission & Time Work Wonders

    By E. M. Delafield

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    This carefully crafted ebook: "Late and Soon (A Novel & 8 Short Stories)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
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    "The rain, slanting and silver, drove lightly across the terrace and down the grassy hollows of the park where nettles and docks and bramble bushes grew freely amongst the clumps of yellow gorse." (Late and Soon)
    "Late and Soon" (1943) - It is the story of Valentine Arbell, a widowed chatelaine and her two daughters living in a large country house. One of her daughters, Primrose has an affair with Valentine's former admirer Rory, but Rory rekindles his passion for Valentine. Set against the backdrop of imminent second World War in 1942, each character has to face a difficult decision that will change their lives forever.
    Along with 8 other short stories this edition shows the more evolved side of the author E. M. Delafield.
    E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was a prolific English author who is best known for her largely autobiographical works like Zella Sees Herself, The Provincial Lady Series etc. which look at the lives of upper-middle class Englishwomen.
    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    NOVEL
    Late and Soon
    SHORT STORIES
    The Bond of Union
    Lost in Transmission
    Time Work Wonders
    The Hotel Child
    The Gallant Little Lady
    Impasse
    The Appeal
    The Philistine: A Story
    LanguageEnglish
    Publishere-artnow
    Release dateJul 30, 2015
    ISBN9788026841784
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    Late and Soon (A Novel & 8 Short Stories): From the Renowned Author of The Diary of a Provincial Lady and The Way Things Are, Including The Bond of Union, Lost in Transmission & Time Work Wonders
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    E. M. Delafield

    E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was born in Sussex. Her mother was also a well-known novelist, writing as Mrs Henry de la Pasture, and Delafield chose her pen-name based on a suggestion by her sister Yoé. A debutante in 1909, Delafield was accepted as a postulant by a French religious order in 1911 but decided against joining, a topic she explores in her novel Consequences (1919). Delafield worked as a nurse in a Voluntary Aid Detachment following the outbreak of the First World War, and her first novel Zella Sees Herself was written during this time and published in 1917. Diary of a Provincial Lady, her most successful novel, inspired several sequels and is a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of Delafield herself, written after a request by the editor of Time and Tide for some 'light middles' in serial form.

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