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Our attitudes and experiences of near neighbours haven’t changed all that much in the last 160 years, if Emily Eden’s The Semi-Detached House is any guide
The Semi-Detached House by Emily Eden is a social satire written in the mid-19th century. When young Lady Chester moves into a semi-detached house in the suburbs she anticipates being forced into awkward intimacy with vulgar neighbours, whose daughters will … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, British, General adult audience, Novel, Novel of Manners, Victorian
Tagged birds, British, fiction, friendship, having children, humour, mild romance, newly weds, novel of manners, observant, pregnancy, satire, society, some anti-semitism, suburban life, Victorian Era, women
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The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion follows on where The Rosie Project left off. Don and Rosie are now married and living and working in New York. They’ve adjusted to many of the challenges of married life and abandoned the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian, Comedy, Contemporary, General adult audience, Romance
Tagged 21st Century, Australian, autism, comedy of errors, disability, Don and Rosie book, fiction, friendship, Graeme Simsion, having children, humour, lighthearted read, marriage, New York, non-neurotypical, pregnancy, relationships, romance, romantic comedy, social skills
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