Dangerous Ages

One of those books where I really didn’t like anybody. I suppose I liked Neville Bendish a bit. She was the first female we were introduced to in the book. She was celebrating her 43rd birthday and was caught up with middle-aged angst over that...that she had raised her children and that is all she......more

What is NYRB Classics waiting for to reissue this book? I was lucky to find a battered copy in Montclair, NJ. The story follows the fortunes of various female members of the Hilary family at the outset of the 1920s. The doyenne, Grandmamma, is a wise old owl, well-loved by everyone. In her 80s, she s......more

The English writer Rose Macaulay – whose work spans the first half of the 20th century – seems to be enjoying something of a renaissance at the moment. First with the Virago reissues of Crewe Train and The World My Wilderness, and subsequently with the more recent publication of some of her earlier......more

Ups and downs in the lives of four generations of women. Neville is forty three, married, her two children are grown up and she is planning to go back to medical school and finish the degree she gave up to marry. Neville’s mother Hilary is sixty three, and has no real interests in life apart from he......more

A unique and interesting novel about the many ages of women and the "dangers" they face during those times in their lives. I read Keeping Up Appearances a couple of months ago and I wasn't sure how I really felt about Rose Macaulay's writing style. So, I was very glad when my dear friend Caro (@caros......more