The Camomile : An Invention
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
British Library Women Writers
ISBN-10
0712355073
ISBN-13
9780712355070
Publisher
British Library Publishing
Imprint
British Library Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 15th, 2024
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
206 grams
Dimensions
18.90 x 13.20 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Scottish fictional counterpart to Virginia Woolf's feminist essay 'A Room of One's Own'.
''The chamomile, the more it is trodden on, the faster is grows.'' Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1
The opening quote of The Camomile provides an insight into the book''s title. The narrative highlights the tensions for a woman in the early 20th century between the desire to explore her creativity and the duties expected of her as a prospective wife. Through a series of journal entries, which form an extended letter to her best friend, we follow the protagonist, Ellen, who rents out a room away from her family to provide a quiet space in which to focus on her music and her writing. Ellen is a lively soul who wants the freedom to express herself and she finds a champion of her endeavors at the Mitchell Library. But as she falls in love and becomes betrothed to a doctor who is soon to return to India, she finds herself increasingly conflicted and has to eventually make a choice.
The opening quote of The Camomile provides an insight into the book''s title. The narrative highlights the tensions for a woman in the early 20th century between the desire to explore her creativity and the duties expected of her as a prospective wife. Through a series of journal entries, which form an extended letter to her best friend, we follow the protagonist, Ellen, who rents out a room away from her family to provide a quiet space in which to focus on her music and her writing. Ellen is a lively soul who wants the freedom to express herself and she finds a champion of her endeavors at the Mitchell Library. But as she falls in love and becomes betrothed to a doctor who is soon to return to India, she finds herself increasingly conflicted and has to eventually make a choice.
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