Ebook
The Old Wives' Tale
Ebook · Adelphi Press
The Old Wives' Tale
- Author
- Arnold Bennett
- Series
- Timeless Classics
- Language
- English
- Length
- 680 pages
- ISBN
- 9781911429555
- Published
- 10 June 2016
- Imprint
- Adelphi Press
- sisters
- provincial life
- love
- ambition
- Paris
- family business
- contrast
- time passage
- character development
- ordinary lives
Description
This captivating novel follows Constance and Sophia Baines from their youth in a provincial English town to their contrasting lives as adults—Constance managing the family drapery shop and Sophia eloping to Paris. Spanning decades, the story intricately weaves themes of love, ambition, and the inexorable passage of time. Bennett's rich character development and vivid settings provide a poignant exploration of the trials and triumphs of ordinary lives.