![]() ![]() When she wakes up, there are unfamiliar people around her, all of whom seem to think she’s called Milly. ![]() Struggling with her pregnancy, she finds it difficult to get comfortable and the doctor can only prescribe rest, she settles down onto an old Victorian chaise-longue in the house and tries to sleep. It’s the 1940s, and Melanie is not feeling well. I thought it was time to rediscover another one. Persephone has dug up a good number of gems, including this, which was one of the books that made up my beloved The Book of Forgotten Authors. While mostly printing fiction, they also print some non-fiction. Based in Bath, they specialise in forgotten authors – mostly female – from the twentieth century who have been out of print or otherwise neglected. Persephone Books is one of those little publishing houses that has found its niche. “‘Will you give me your word of honour.’ said Melanie, ‘that I am not going to die?'” ![]()
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