When duty and love collide, a quiet family portrait reveals the cost of sacrifice.
In this intimate novel, a marriage strained by expectation, motherhood, and memory unfolds through Aggie and Arthur’s aching, stubborn love. Their home is a stage for longing, failure, and the stubborn tenderness that keeps them bound to one another.
Set against the backdrop of small losses and unspoken fears, this story follows a couple whose quiet routines mask a deeper ache. As Aggie bears the world’s burdens for the sake of their children, Arthur confronts his own sense of obligation and longing. The result is a stark, compassionate look at the price of devotion and the fragile ties that hold a family together.
Ideal for readers drawn to literary fiction that centers on character, family dynamics, and the quiet moral choices of everyday life.
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Anbieter: Forgotten Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book follows Aggie Purcell through her marriage to Arthur Gatty, and the sacrifices she makes to support his intellectual pursuits. Aggie's journey begins in Queningford, where she is considered the town's most beautiful and intelligent young woman. Her romantic conceptions of love lead her to choose Arthur, who has always shared her love of poetry, art, and philosophy. After they move to London, Arthur struggles to support his family while Aggie falls further into domestic life. The author contrasts the evolution of their marriage with John Hurst's, Aggie's former suitor, who marries her sister and provides a stable, comfortable life. The book explores themes of marital compromise, women's societal roles, and the lengths to which people will go to maintain appearances. Ultimately, this book illustrates the power of a woman's firm resolve in the face of societal obligations and explores the compromises women face in their personal and intellectual lives. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781451017762_0
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Anbieter: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, USA
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LW-9781451017762
Anbieter: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LW-9781451017762
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Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 150 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.34 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers __1451017766
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