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Right before Sarah Stagg's teenage sons leave the nest, her husband, Andrew, the star of their local dramatic club, leaves her for his twentysomething leading lady, Hyacinth. Sarah, a freelance artist, quickly discovers that the path of a discarded wife is strewn with hazards and humiliations.... read more
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Summary edit
Sarah Stagg thought she had it all: a lovely husband, twin teenage sons, a cottage in the country. Then her husband, a keen amateur thespian, leaves her for his leading lady, her sons go off to India, and for the first time in twenty years, Sarah is very alone and very single.
The path... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Sarah Stagg: Add a description of this character.
- Martin Chamberlain
- Andrew
- Miriam
- Audrey
- Georgette Heyer
- Jacko
- Jennifer
- Jean-pierre
- James
- Sophie
- Clementine Delaney
- Maxim
- Ruth
- Clive
- Gordon
- Claire
- Howard
- Hyacinth Harrington
- Mrs. De Winter
- Ben
- Rebecca
- Barbara
- Sally-anne Furlong
- Antonio
- Frank
- Adam
- Jeremy
- Mrs. Danvers
- Mummy
- Annette
- Luke Everseed
- Margaret
- Odile
First Sentence edit
Sarah's father always said amateur dramatics was a dangerous pastime.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Debby Holt (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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