"Hilda Lessways" by Arnold Bennett is a story about a young woman named Hilda Lessways living in England at the start of the 1900s. Hilda is dealing with the everyday demands of her home life and her difficult connection with her mom, who's a widow. The book looks at being yourself, what society expects from people, and how family love can be complicated. The story begins by showing Hilda’s dislike for doing chores and how she relates to her mom. She feels stuck in her ordinary life but wants something more. When Mr. Skellorn, who collects rent for her family, suddenly has a stroke, it changes things for Hilda. Her feelings, frustrations, and arguments inside her head all play a role in how she deals with her mom and the world around her, which leads her to search for who she is and what she wants, while balancing what society expects from her.
Hilda Lessways
By Arnold Bennett
Torn between duty and desire, a young woman's quiet life is upended when a sudden crisis forces her to question everything she knows.
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About the AuthorEnoch Arnold Bennett was an English author, best known as a novelist, who wrote prolifically. Between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays, and a daily journal totalling more than a million words. He wrote articles and stories for more than 100 newspapers and periodicals, worked in and briefly ran the Ministry of Information during the First World War, and wrote for the cinema in the 1920s. Sales of his books were substantial, and he was the most financially successful British author of his day.
Enoch Arnold Bennett was an English author, best known as a novelist, who wrote prolifically. Between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays, and a daily journal totalling more than a million words. He wrote articles and stories for more than 100 newspapers and periodicals, worked in and briefly ran the Ministry of Information during the First World War, and wrote for the cinema in the 1920s. Sales of his books were substantial, and he was the most financially successful British author of his day.
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