Together and Apart is a 1936 novel by the British writer Margaret Kennedy, her seventh novel.[1][2] Kennedy was motivated to write it by an increasing number of divorces amongst her acquaintances.[3]
In 1920s Britain, Betsy Canning has an outwardly comfortable existence a middle-aged housewife with three children, yet she lacks satisfaction in her life and comes to the conclusion it is due to the breakdown of her marriage to her husband Alec. Consequently she announces that she wants a divorce and hopes that they can do it in a civilised fashion. However the interference of various people, particularly her mother-in-law, ironically ends any hope of this or of reconciliation. She marries her uninspiring cousin while he, after an affair with their au pair, sets up house with her. Some years later the couple pass each other on the escalator at London Underground station and exchange glances.
together, apart, 1936, novel, british, writer, margaret, kennedy, seventh, novel, kennedy, motivated, write, increasing, number, divorces, amongst, acquaintances, 1937, american, first, editionauthormargaret, kennedycountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglishgenredr. Together and Apart is a 1936 novel by the British writer Margaret Kennedy her seventh novel 1 2 Kennedy was motivated to write it by an increasing number of divorces amongst her acquaintances 3 Together and Apart1937 American first editionAuthorMargaret KennedyCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreDramaPublisherCassell Random House US Publication date1936Media typePrintSynopsis editIn 1920s Britain Betsy Canning has an outwardly comfortable existence a middle aged housewife with three children yet she lacks satisfaction in her life and comes to the conclusion it is due to the breakdown of her marriage to her husband Alec Consequently she announces that she wants a divorce and hopes that they can do it in a civilised fashion However the interference of various people particularly her mother in law ironically ends any hope of this or of reconciliation She marries her uninspiring cousin while he after an affair with their au pair sets up house with her Some years later the couple pass each other on the escalator at London Underground station and exchange glances References edit Vinson p 403 Stringer amp Sutherland p 358 Humble p 218Bibliography editHumble Nicola The Feminine Middlebrow Novel 1920s to 1950s Class Domesticity and Bohemianism Oxford University Press 2004 Stringer Jenny amp Sutherland John The Oxford Companion to Twentieth century Literature in English Oxford University Press 1996 Vinson James Twentieth Century Romance and Gothic Writers Macmillan 1982 nbsp This article about a 1930s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Together and Apart amp oldid 1082813354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
