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The Old Wives' Tale - cover

The Old Wives' Tale

Arnold Bennett

Publisher: The Big Nest

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Constance and Sophia Baines are two very different sisters. The book follows their lives from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age. Considered one of Bennett's finest works. It covers a period of about 70 years.
Available since: 06/10/2016.

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