Kept

A Story of Post-War London

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Kept by Alec Waugh, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alec Waugh ISBN: 9781448202621
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: October 28, 2011
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader Language: English
Author: Alec Waugh
ISBN: 9781448202621
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: October 28, 2011
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader
Language: English

First published in 1925, this is a rich tale centred around the lives of Marjorie Fairfield, a beautiful and penniless young woman who is the mistress of a wealthy business man; and the symbolically named Ransom Heritage, one of the many young men who were cast adrift after the First World War ended and who has been abruptly deprived of a sense of purpose, ambition and hope.

Around these young people and their circle whirls the carefree society of fashionable post-war London - a raucous, glamorous and perhaps slightly shrill world of cocktails and nightclubs, tea dances and illicit tête-Á -têtes.

Waugh depicts a frenetic society where all too many people are 'kept' in some way - financially, by a well-off lover, inherited capital, an unwanted husband; or more figuratively, by a reputation, a title - a relationship, even.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

First published in 1925, this is a rich tale centred around the lives of Marjorie Fairfield, a beautiful and penniless young woman who is the mistress of a wealthy business man; and the symbolically named Ransom Heritage, one of the many young men who were cast adrift after the First World War ended and who has been abruptly deprived of a sense of purpose, ambition and hope.

Around these young people and their circle whirls the carefree society of fashionable post-war London - a raucous, glamorous and perhaps slightly shrill world of cocktails and nightclubs, tea dances and illicit tête-Á -têtes.

Waugh depicts a frenetic society where all too many people are 'kept' in some way - financially, by a well-off lover, inherited capital, an unwanted husband; or more figuratively, by a reputation, a title - a relationship, even.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book B-24 Liberator vs Ki-43 Oscar by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Wabash 1791 by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Takur Ghar by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book The Six Day War 1967 by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book History and International Relations by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Innovation Stories from India Inc by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book The Folding Star by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Plague by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Modelling the Early Panzerkampfwagen IV by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book The Woman Who Had Imagination by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Rethinking Free Trade, Economic Integration and Human Rights in the Americas by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Reeds Cooking at Sea Handbook by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book With A Little Bit of Luck by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book Post-Materialist Religion by Alec Waugh
Cover of the book The Fish Ladder by Alec Waugh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy