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The Slaves of Solitude
Patrick Hamilton

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The Slaves of Solitude

Constable & Robinson (24 Aug 2006)
9781472103581
| Paperback
256 pages | English
$ 23.99 | Value: $ 21.75
Dewey 823.912

Plot

A welcome reissue of one of Patrick Hamilton's best, with an introduction by Doris Lessing.The Slaves of Solitude is set in a wartime boarding house in a small town on the Thames. The Rosamund Tea Rooms is an oppressive place, as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, slave of her task-master, solitude, a window of opportunity is suddenly presented by the appearance of a charismatic American Lieutenant. His arrival brings change to the precarious society of the house and ultimately, to Miss Roach herself.