** "Mrs. Harter" by E. M. Delafield is a novel that explores the return of Diamond Harter to the small English town of Cross Loman, which ignites a storm of emotions in the quiet community. Seen through the eyes of various townspeople, including a thoughtful narrator, Claire Ambrey, and Nancy Fazackerly, the story examines how people perceive others, the rules of society, and the complexities of an individual. The people reconstruct their memories and thoughts surrounding Mrs. Harter, revealing just how different everyone's view of her is, as well as Captain Patch, who takes a unique interest in her. The seemingly peaceful exterior of Cross Loman hides rich layers, quickly coming to the surface following the arrival of the assertive Diamond, whose actions bring about complicated relationships and shift the social balance, setting the stage for unfolding drama. **
Mrs. Harter
By E. M. Delafield
** In a quaint English town, the return of a mysterious woman with a shadowy past ignites a series of fractured memories, revealing a tangled web of perceptions, societal norms, and hidden complexities.
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About the AuthorEdmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture, commonly known as E. M. Delafield, was a prolific English author. She wrote novels, short stories, and plays, among other genres, but Delafield is best known for her largely autobiographical Diary of a Provincial Lady, which took the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s. In sequels, the Provincial Lady buys a flat in London, travels to America and attempts to find war-work during the Phoney War. Delafield's other works include an account of a visit to the Soviet Union, but this is not part of the Provincial Lady series, despite having been reprinted with the title The Provincial Lady in Russia. Delafield is considered by many to have been a master of the comedy of manners.
Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture, commonly known as E. M. Delafield, was a prolific English author. She wrote novels, short stories, and plays, among other genres, but Delafield is best known for her largely autobiographical Diary of a Provincial Lady, which took the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s. In sequels, the Provincial Lady buys a flat in London, travels to America and attempts to find war-work during the Phoney War. Delafield's other works include an account of a visit to the Soviet Union, but this is not part of the Provincial Lady series, despite having been reprinted with the title The Provincial Lady in Russia. Delafield is considered by many to have been a master of the comedy of manners.
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