The Paying Guests
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters is a historical fiction novel published by Penguin on September 8, 2015. This reprint edition spans 592 pages and is presented in English. Set in 1922 London, the story follows widow Mrs. Wray and her daughter, Frances, who are compelled to take in lodgers due to their changing circumstances. The arrival of the young couple, Lilian and Leonard Barber, disrupts the quiet routines of their home, leading to unforeseen transformations in their lives.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of class and societal change during a tumultuous period in history. As the dynamics between the characters evolve, the story delves into the complexities of desire and the consequences of their choices. The book addresses LGBTQ+ topics within its historical context, providing a rich backdrop for the characters’ interactions and relationships. This edition invites readers to engage with a compelling exploration of personal and social upheaval in a post-war society.
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The “volcanically sexy” (USA Today) bestseller about a widow and her daughter who take a young couple into their home in 1920s London.
It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned; the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. And in South London, in a genteel Camberwell villa—a large, silent house now bereft of brothers, husband, and even servants—life is about to be transformed, as impoverished widow Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers.
With the arrival of Lilian and Leonard Barber, a modern young couple of the “clerk class,” the routines of the house will be shaken up in unexpected ways. Little do the Wrays know just how profoundly their new tenants will alter the course of Frances’s life—or, as passions mount and frustration gathers, how far-reaching, and how devastating, the disturbances will be.
Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize three times, Sarah Waters has earned a reputation as one of our greatest writers of historical fiction.
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