Lucy Carmichael is a 1951 romantic drama novel by the British writer Margaret Kennedy. It was her tenth published novel.[1][2] It was well-received by critics but did not repeat the success of her earlier hits The Constant Nymph and Escape Me Never.[3] It was a Literary Guild choice in America.[4] In 2011 it was reissued by Faber and Faber.
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| Author | Margaret Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Macmillan (UK) Rinehart (US) |
Publication date | 1951 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Her next novel Troy Chimneys was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for 1953.[5]
Synopsis
editAfter Lucy Carmichael is jilted at the altar she slowly rebuilds her life by taking a job at an educational institute in rural Lincolnshire.
References
editBibliography
edit- Hammill, Faye. Women, Celebrity, and Literary Culture Between the Wars. University of Texas Press, 2007.
- Hartley, Cathy. A Historical Dictionary of British Women. Routledge, 2013.
- Vinson, James. Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Macmillan, 1982.
- Stringer, Jenny & Sutherland, John. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English. Oxford University Press, 1996.
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