The Present And the Past (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover

Compton-Burnett, Ivy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014118129X ISBN 13: 9780141181295

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1999

Synopsis

Nine years after her divorce from Cassius Clare, Catherine decides to re-enter his life. Her decision causes a dramatic upheaval in the Clare family and its implications are analysed not only in the drawing room but in the children's nursery and the servant's quarters. At first Flavia, Cassius's second wife, feels resentment, fearing that she may be usurped. But as a friendship develops between the two women, it is Cassius who is excluded and whose self-pity intensifies, erupting in a shocking, unexpected way.

About this title

Synopsis:

Nine years after her divorce from Cassius Clare, Catherine decides to re-enter his life. Her decision causes upheaval in the Clare family and its implications are analysed and redefined, not only in the drawing-room, but in the children's nursery and the servants' quarters.

About the Author:

Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884 - 1969) wrote many novels set around the turn of the century in dilapidated country houses, ideal environments in which to examine the misuse of power, and the violence and misery that follow.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 014118129X
• ISBN 13: 9780141181295
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192