"The Flaw in the Crystal" by May Sinclair is a story set in the early 1900s of Agatha Verrall and her intricate connection to Rodney Lanyon, a man trapped in a difficult marriage. The book centers around affection, mental health, and Agatha's peculiar talent for affecting the health of those around her, especially Rodney. The story begins by focusing on Rodney Lanyon thinking about his hidden getaways with Agatha as a way to avoid the distress caused by his unstable wife, Bella. Agatha considers her power to aid Rodney, clarifying that their relationship involves not just feelings but also mysterious forces. As Agatha awaits Rodney, she struggles with her own wishes and the increasing consequences of her abilities, creating a complicated scenario in an isolated rural England.
The Flaw in the Crystal
By May Sinclair
Hidden affections and a haunting power intertwine as a woman attempts to heal a tormented man from afar, even as her own desires threaten to shatter the delicate balance.
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About the AuthorMay Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair, a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League. She once dressed up as a demure, rebel Jane Austen for a suffrage fundraising event. Sinclair was also a significant critic in the area of modernist poetry and prose, and she is attributed with first using the term 'stream of consciousness' in a literary context, when reviewing the first volumes of Dorothy Richardson's novel sequence Pilgrimage (1915–1967), in The Egoist, April 1918.
May Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair, a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League. She once dressed up as a demure, rebel Jane Austen for a suffrage fundraising event. Sinclair was also a significant critic in the area of modernist poetry and prose, and she is attributed with first using the term 'stream of consciousness' in a literary context, when reviewing the first volumes of Dorothy Richardson's novel sequence Pilgrimage (1915–1967), in The Egoist, April 1918.
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