207 Results with the "Literary Fiction" genre


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      A Reminiscence

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      by LovelyMay A Reminiscence opens with Mrs. Hilary deep in the serious task of sourcing a suitable governess—one equipped with a strict curriculum, refined manners, and a moral backbone unbending enough to mold young girls into paragons of propriety. Her requirements, outlined with the precision of a civil servant drafting policy, receive polite nods from Miss Phyllis and the more irreverent attention of Mr. Carter. As she dictates a letter to the agency, Carter, bored by the administrative nature of the…
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      A Quick Change

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      by LovelyMay A Quick Change begins not with action, but with one of Dolly’s casual complaints—this time, about the dreadful boredom of seeing a play with her husband. She delivers this grievance with practiced charm, knowing full well that Mr. Carter will respond not with judgment, but with playful sympathy. What unfolds is not a debate about marriage or theater, but a slow unraveling of shared memories, flirtations, and unspoken truths. Carter, always measured, doesn’t rise to the bait with grand declarations…
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      by LovelyMay A Matter of Duty opens with Mr. Carter being beckoned by Lady Mickleham, newly returned from her honeymoon and eager to confide in someone familiar. She is learning the complexities of married life, particularly those involving her husband Archie's family, whose strong personalities come wrapped in polite expectations. Dolly shares her struggle with their traditions—many outdated, some peculiar—and the pressure to adapt while maintaining her own individuality. The dowager, in particular, overwhelms her…
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      by LovelyMay A Liberal Education opens with Dolly Foster observing Phil Meadows, now a polished member of society, pass her by on the Row without the slightest nod of recognition. This moment stirs a reflective irritation in her, as she recounts to Mr. Carter how, just a few years earlier, he was a socially awkward and hopeless figure. Meadows once carried an unrolled umbrella and a brown paper parcel, wore ill-fitting clothes, and approached life with a sense of grim earnestness. He neither smoked nor drank, and his…
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