So, the main story line is Sally, who is quite attractive, wanting to get married, and she doesn’t want to get married for love, but for the easy life. (That’s not me saying she is over the hill…that’s the gist of the storyline). Wouldn’t she like to know about Sally’s past, given that in 1915 this could indelibly stain a woman’s reputation and make her chances of getting married null and void? Sally is already approaching over-the-hill-dom in that she is 31 years old. There is a wicked busy-body old maid who loves to gossip maliciously about people in the village, Miss Maggie. She comes back to her small village in England, Little Crampton. He likes her well enough but they eventually split up. Sally goes off when she’s 18 to explore the world, and eventually finds herself at age 25, in Paris and living with some guy, Jimmy, who she is in love with. A common whine from me - for what the story told and all it conveyed, it was too long. I came across a great Booktube review of the book here. I came across it when it was reviewed on the 'Stuck in a Book' blog. Naturally, things become complicated when Sally's ex lover turns up in the village. Neither of them really want him, they just want security, the novel has a lot to say about womens position in society. The two women agree that they will both fight fair but 'to the death'. He shows He is a man of three p's - principals, prejudices and platitudes. Sally soon realises "He plays at being the perfect gentleman all the time, and merely suceeds in being the imperfect lady.". Miss Maggie isn't looking out for Sally's interests (as Sally believes), she is looking forward to the drama.īingly is hardly a catch, although he certainly believes he is. As it happens, there is a young widow who is also trying to land him as a husband. She writes to Sally to suggest she comes back to Little Crampton because the bank manager there is "rolling in it", and unmarried. Her bones seemed to clank as she walked.". "Acidity had left the speaker a revolting skeleton.
Miss Hopkins has a talent for finding out things about people they would rather keep hidden, so if she decides you're out, then you're out. Little Crampton is a small village, ruled by Miss Maggie Hopkins. It was much funnier than I expected, with some quite serious messages woven into the plot. Sally is a fantastic character, and I just loved the way the story panned out.
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