Description |
358 pages ; 18 cm |
Series |
A & R classics |
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& R classics
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Summary |
Cotters' England follows the lives of Nellie Cook, sister Peggy Cotter and brother Tom. Set in post-war England, it is a study of politics and betrayal in Nellie's professional and personal life. It is a story of smothered aspirations and dashed hopes, as class politics trap the Cotters and stifle their attempts to break free from the boundaries of the working- and middle-classes. The book is also an exploration of love and sexuality. An undercurrent of incestuous flirtation and a lesbian affair add further strain to Nellie's relationships with family and friends, driving one of them to suicide |
Notes |
First published, London: Secker & Warburg, 1967 |
Subject |
Lesbians -- Fiction.
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Middle class -- Fiction.
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Suicide -- Fiction.
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Working class -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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LC no. |
76365129 |
ISBN |
0207131627 |
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