Description
Set against the backdrop of the industrial English Potteries, this novel introduces Anna Tellwright, a young woman navigating the stifling constraints of provincial life and a domineering father. As she inherits a significant fortune, Anna finds herself entangled in societal expectations and a loveless engagement, struggling against the rigid moral codes and hypocrisy of her community. The narrative masterfully dissects the complexities of bourgeois respectability, self-serving piety, and the quiet desperation that can arise from suppressed desires. Through Anna's journey, Arnold Bennett offers a poignant exploration of independence, societal pressures, and the tragic consequences of unfulfilled love.
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paperback
Wildhern Press
Published Jan 1, 2008
144 pages
ISBN: 9781848300484
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First Published
1902
Language
eng
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