![]() ![]() The recognition of death as a part of life, the underlying, religious tensions and beliefs of the May of Teck's memorable residents relates this novel to the earlier books. The contrasts are controlled and revealing: the desolation of London scenes against the irrepressible urge to live and love that leads to farcical arrangements and rendezvous. In contrast to the surrounding death and destruction is the vigor and gaiety of the young women of the residence club. Spark's setting is exhausted London between V-E Day and V-J Day in 1945. 615) handled the American scene in the '30's. This is the second novel of the season by an outstanding woman writer to deal with the upper middle class lives and mores of the distaff side of society with insight and pointed realism. ![]() All of Muriel Spark's novels (Memento Mori, The Bachelors and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) are short and all are significant. It continues with the story of a group of girls in London's May of Teck Club which existed for ""the Pecuniary Convenience and Social Protection of Ladies of Slender Means below the age of Thirty years."". ""Long ago in 1945 all the nice people in England were poor, allowing for exceptions"". ![]()
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