No More Meadows

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book No More Meadows by Monica Dickens, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Monica Dickens ISBN: 9781448202782
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: September 28, 2011
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader Language: English
Author: Monica Dickens
ISBN: 9781448202782
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: September 28, 2011
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader
Language: English

'Times are changed with him who marries; there are no more bypath meadows where you may innocently linger, but the road lies long and straight and dusty to the grave.' So wrote Robert Louis Stevenson. Christine feels bound to agree. 'My wife can do anything,' Vinson says. Struggling to comply with this statement, Christine has to adjust to life in America, whilst catering to Vinson's idea of a good spouse. She must force a sycophantic smile for the wife of Admiral Hamer (who wears patent-leather shoes like bananas) in an effort to ease his promotion. There must be a cold Turkey and a cold ham at every party and she must suffer her ridiculous mother-in-law. Bitter arguments are relieved by bleak silences. As the realities of married life wash away her rosy dream of it, Christine begins to wonder if Vinson is really what she wants.

First published in 1953, No More Meadows unravels the threads of a very real marriage. Full of her inimitable warmth and sense of idiosyncratic character, Monica Dickens explores Christine's heart-warming ­– and at times heart-breaking – search for happiness.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

'Times are changed with him who marries; there are no more bypath meadows where you may innocently linger, but the road lies long and straight and dusty to the grave.' So wrote Robert Louis Stevenson. Christine feels bound to agree. 'My wife can do anything,' Vinson says. Struggling to comply with this statement, Christine has to adjust to life in America, whilst catering to Vinson's idea of a good spouse. She must force a sycophantic smile for the wife of Admiral Hamer (who wears patent-leather shoes like bananas) in an effort to ease his promotion. There must be a cold Turkey and a cold ham at every party and she must suffer her ridiculous mother-in-law. Bitter arguments are relieved by bleak silences. As the realities of married life wash away her rosy dream of it, Christine begins to wonder if Vinson is really what she wants.

First published in 1953, No More Meadows unravels the threads of a very real marriage. Full of her inimitable warmth and sense of idiosyncratic character, Monica Dickens explores Christine's heart-warming ­– and at times heart-breaking – search for happiness.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book The Thames by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book The Bloomsbury Companion to Political Philosophy by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book A Life on the Lines by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book Reeds Vol 14: Stealth Warship Technology by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book The Science of Sin by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book Cromwell Cruiser Tank 1942–50 by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book Imagining the Arctic by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book Antigone by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book The Mystery of Miss King by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book Revisiting the Contracts Scholarship of Stewart Macaulay by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book The Victims of Slavery, Colonization and the Holocaust by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book Yoga for Runners by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book Dead Kennedys' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book Land of our Fathers by Monica Dickens
Cover of the book 1616: Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu's China by Monica Dickens
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy