The Delphinium Girl
The Delphinium Girl of the title is Sarah Keville, a young woman, housewife and mother, who has never thought of what she might be because she has a lifetime ahead of her in which to become the interesting, eccentric 'grande dame' she envisions for herself in old age. Suddenly she is caught in the grip of a mysterious terminal illness which forces her to come to terms with herself and the limitations of her character.
GenresFiction in EnglishTexts
301 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 1980 by Secker and Warburg · ISBN 9780060140182
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Editions
2 editions
English
- The Delphinium Girl · Secker and Warburg · 1980 · ISBN 9780060140182 This page
- The Delphinium Girl · HarperCollins Publishers · 1981 · ISBN 9780380557806
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