The paying guests

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571 pages

English language

Published Sept. 25, 2015 by Emblem, McClelland & Stewart.

ISBN:
978-0-7710-8944-2
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OCLC Number:
911214002

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5 stars (1 review)

"The year is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned, the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. In South London, in a large silent house now bereft of brothers, husband, and even servants, life is about to be transformed, as Mrs. Wray and her daughter Frances are obliged to take in lodgers. With the arrival of Lilian and Leonard Barber, the routines of the house and the lives of its inhabitants will be shaken up in unexpected ways. And as passions mount and frustration gathers, no one can foresee just how far, and how devastatingly, the disturbances will reach."--publisher description.

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reviewed The paying guests by Sarah Waters

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5 stars

Another fantastic, twisted story from Sarah Waters. Wow. There's no predicting where the story will go. I found it to drag a bit in one section but I was too invested to even consider stopping. And I felt on the edge of my seat until the very last word.

There are few authors who can weave a tale like Waters and I'll certainly pick up her next book.

7/2015 Re-reading and enjoying it just as much as the first time. Maybe a little more.

Subjects

  • Widows
  • Fiction
  • Hospitality
  • Boardinghouses

Places

  • England
  • London
  • London (England)