Sally on the Rocks

When Sally Lunton returns to Little Crampton, she seeks a husband among the locals, including Mr. Bingley and Mrs. Dalton. She forms a quiet alliance with Mrs. Dalton, recognizing that the prize isn't worth fighting over. However, she is distracted by her feelings for a soldier tortured by his experience at the Front. This novel offers witty observations of male and female attitudes towards love and marriage, featuring a spirited heroine who is determined to secure her future.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 256 pages
\n Publication date: 16 September 2021
\n Publisher: British Library Publishing
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When her bohemian life in Paris falls flat at the beginning of the First World War, Sally Lunton returns to the care of her guardian in Little Crampton to find a husband. With some encouragement from the local busybody, she makes a play for Mr Bingley, the bank manager, although she has a rival in Mrs Dalton, a widow with a young daughter to raise. These two ladies form a quiet alliance, recognizing that the prize isn't really worth fighting over but respecting the other's pursuit of financial security. Sally aims to win but is distracted by her unsettling emotions for a soldier tortured by his experience at the Front. This entertaining novel is full of acute and humorous observations of male and female attitudes to love and marriage. Sally is a spirited heroine, determined to settle into a comfortable life now that she is in her early thirties. But in securing her future, Sally must also face her past.

When her bohemian life in Paris falls flat at the beginning of the First World War, Sally Lunton returns to the care of her guardian in Little Crampton to find a husband. With some encouragement from the local busybody, she makes a play for Mr Bingley, the bank manager, although she has a rival in Mrs Dalton, a widow with a young daughter to raise. These two ladies form a quiet alliance, recognizing that the prize isn't really worth fighting over but respecting the other's pursuit of financial security. Sally aims to win but is distracted by her unsettling emotions for a soldier tortured by his experience at the Front. This entertaining novel is full of acute and humorous observations of male and female attitudes to love and marriage. Sally is a spirited heroine, determined to settle into a comfortable life now that she is in her early thirties. But in securing her future, Sally must also face her past.

\n Weight: 272g\n
Dimension: 132 x 190 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780712353045\n \n