Faber & Faber

The Widow: Francis King

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Synopsis:

When her husband, an Indian civil servant, dies on his way to take up a new and important post, Christine Cornwell is left with a son and daughter, and a small pension on which to support them.

A woman of unusual toughness and resilience, she adapts herself quickly to the difficulties of her new life as a widow in England in the mid-1930s; to the war; and, finally, to the mutilation of her son, a bomber pilot. But her resources begin to fail her when, after the war, she feels herself cast aside and isolated.

But, with a wonderful mixture of shrewdness and compassion, Christine has the depths of character to enable her to find a solution to this challenging situation.

'Nobody is better than Francis King at handling loving but uncertain relationships, and at illuminating the spaces between people.' Alan Massie

The Widow is a classic of post-war British fiction.

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Fiction

Sub-categories:

General Fiction

Genres & Themes:

Bereavement; Faber Finds; Isolation; Women; WWII