** "Life and Death of Harriett Frean" by May Sinclair is a poignant exploration of a woman's life from childhood to adulthood, examining the constraints of love, duty, and societal expectations in the early 20th century. The story begins sweetly, introducing young Harriett and her close relationship with her parents, revealing her innocent thoughts and first experiences with feelings like jealousy. As Harriett develops, the novel portrays her navigating friendships and disagreements, hinting at the challenges she faces with social norms and the roles expected of her, setting the stage for the difficult decisions that will shape her future. **
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
By May Sinclair
** Experience the life of a woman trapped between the bonds of family and the expectations of society.
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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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