"I told Helen my story and she went home and cried." So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comyns's beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures.
Sophia is twenty-one and naïve when she marries fellow artist Charles. She seems hardly fonder of her husband than she is of her pet newt; she can't keep house (everything she cooks tastes of soap); and she mistakes morning sickness for the aftereffects of a bad batch of strawberries. England is in the middle of the Great Depression, and the money Sophia makes from the occasional modeling gig doesn't make up for her husband's indifference to paying the rent. Predictably, the marriage falters; not so predictably, Sophia's artlessness will be the very thing that turns her life around."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
*a quirky tale of girl made good in the bohemian north London of the thirties
*for fans of Stevie Smith
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I told Helen my story and she went home and cried. So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comynss beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is twenty-one and naive when she marries fellow artist Charles. She seems hardly fonder of her husband than she is of her pet newt; she cant keep house (everything she cooks tastes of soap); and she mistakes morning sickness for the aftereffects of a bad batch of strawberries. England is in the middle of the Great Depression, and the money Sophia makes from the occasional modeling gig doesnt make up for her husbands indifference to paying the rent. Predictably, the marriage falters; not so predictably, Sophias artlessness will be the very thing that turns her life around. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781590178966
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I told Helen my story and she went home and cried. So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comynss beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is twenty-one and naive when she marries fellow artist Charles. She seems hardly fonder of her husband than she is of her pet newt; she cant keep house (everything she cooks tastes of soap); and she mistakes morning sickness for the aftereffects of a bad batch of strawberries. England is in the middle of the Great Depression, and the money Sophia makes from the occasional modeling gig doesnt make up for her husbands indifference to paying the rent. Predictably, the marriage falters; not so predictably, Sophias artlessness will be the very thing that turns her life around. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781590178966
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I told Helen my story and she went home and cried. So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comynss beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is twenty-one and naive when she marries fellow artist Charles. She seems hardly fonder of her husband than she is of her pet newt; she cant keep house (everything she cooks tastes of soap); and she mistakes morning sickness for the aftereffects of a bad batch of strawberries. England is in the middle of the Great Depression, and the money Sophia makes from the occasional modeling gig doesnt make up for her husbands indifference to paying the rent. Predictably, the marriage falters; not so predictably, Sophias artlessness will be the very thing that turns her life around. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781590178966