num_pages: 426
description: Christopher Tietjens a brilliant unconventional mathematician is married to the dazzling yet unfaithful Sylvia when during a turbulent weekend he meets a young Suffragette by the name of Valentine Wannop. Christopher and Valentine are on the verge of becoming lovers until he must return to his World War I regiment. Ultimately Christopher shell-shocked and suffering from amnesia is sent back to London. An unforgettable exploration of the tensions of a society confronting catastrophe sexuality power madness and violence this narrative examines time and a critical moment in history.
language: English
title: Some Do Not...
publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.