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Confinement

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Confinement

Contributors:

By (Author) Katharine McMahon

ISBN:

9780753825457

Publisher:

Orion Publishing Co

Imprint:

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Publication Date:

1st August 2009

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

823.914

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

416

Dimensions:

Width 201mm, Height 155mm, Spine 29mm

Weight:

276g

Description

The plight of a nineteenth century schoolteacher, trapped by her duty to her job, is mirrored by a modern day woman's fight to escape the shackles of a broken marriage.

Bess Hardemon, a tough and canny young teacher is determined to make a difference at her new school. At the cost of her own chance of finding love, Bess remains trapped by her duty, a confinement echoed a century later by Sarah, who must make her own choice between duty and her efforts to save a broken marriage.

Reviews

A satisfying multi-nuanced treatment of what women want and the sacrifices they make to acheive. - IRISH EXAMINER

Author Bio

Katharine McMahon is the author of five novels. She has taught in secondary schools, performed in local theatre and worked as a Royal Literary Fund fellow teaching writing skills at the Universities of Hertfordshire and Warwick. She lives in Hertfordshire.

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