Stories for Lovers

Stories for LoversAuthor: Lucy Evans ISBN: 9780712355537 Publisher: British Library Publishing Year first published: 01 May 2026 Pages: 224 Format: Paperback softback An older couple remove all the mirrors from their lake house to lose sense of time; two girls are cast as Romeo and Juliet in their college play; a woman bargains with God to let the man she loves telephone her. Women writers of the twentieth century had a complex relationship with romantic fiction, at

excerpts from the original are interspersed with contributions from leading researchers reflecting on the book and its effects in the ensuing three decades

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