In Coronation-year London, three sisters and their stepfather face upheaval when a gossipy friend arrives, testing a fragile family peace.
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In Coronation-year London, three sisters and their stepfather face upheaval when a gossipy friend arrives, testing a fragile family peace.
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'Bawden has concentrated on the careful depiction of character, feelings and behaviour' GUARDIAN 'On every page there is a shock of recognition' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Among the most perceptive and accomplished novelists writing today' P. D. JAMES It is the year of the Queen's Coronation and Joanna, Kate and Poll who are eighteen, twelve and six are living in a riverside suburb of London with their mother Ellen, and their stepfather Boyd. Accepting his wise, unstinting love in their apparently secure...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild adolescent attraction and dating interest; no explicit scenes
Violence & gore
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Off-page domestic assault; injury and tragic fallout referenced
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Passing period references linked to the 1953 Coronation setting
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Brief planchette use for parlor spirit communication
Political content
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Light social observation of 1950s English suburban family life
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Domestic assault (off-page); husband jailed; family harm from lies
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