The curse of the appropriate man
By: Lynn Freed
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Orlando
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780156029940
Subjects: Master and servant; Mothers and daughters; Man-woman relationships; Fiction
Description: A collection of short tales follows the struggles between mothers and their wayward daughters, the absurdities that bind women and men, and the complex interplay between masters and servants.
Notes: "A Harvest original."
Table of contents: title: Under the house; title: Foreign student; title: The widow's daughter; title: Family of shadows; title: An error or desire; title: Liars, cheats and cowards; title: The curse of the appropriate man; title: Twilight; title: Selina comes to the city; title: William; title: Songbird; title: The first rule of happiness; title: Luck; title: Ma : a memoir.