The Slaves of Solitude
- Author Patrick Hamilton
- Narrator Lucy Scott
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date 30 March 2017
- Run Time 8 hours and 26 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction.
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What to expect
Patrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.
Measuring out the wartime days in a small town on the Thames, Miss Roach is not unattractive but no longer quite young. The Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, where she lives with half a dozen others, is as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, 'slave of her task-master, solitude', a shaft of not altogether welcome light is suddenly beamed upon her, with the appearance of a charismatic and emotional American Lieutenant. With him comes change - tipping the precariously balanced society of the house and presenting Miss Roach herself with a dilemma.
| Author | Patrick Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Lucy Scott |
| Duration | 8 hours and 26 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781405537834 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Genre | Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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