The Reading Party
The Reading Party by Fenella Gentleman, published by Muswell Press in 2018, is a 304-page novel set in the transformative 1970s at Oxford University. The story follows Sarah Addleshaw, the first female academic at her college, as she navigates her new role as the only female Fellow. Throughout her exhilarating first year, Sarah grapples with impulsive love affairs and the evolving dynamics of her environment, culminating in a pivotal experience during the annual retreat in Cornwall.
Readers will find that Sarah’s journey is marked by her passionate encounters with both people and ideas, particularly as she becomes drawn to a suave American student named Tyler. This narrative explores themes of romance and the challenges of professional integrity, as Sarah confronts her deepest feelings amidst the backdrop of a changing academic landscape. The Reading Party offers a glimpse into the complexities of personal and professional life during a significant period of social change.
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“It is the 1970s and Oxford’s male institutions are finally opening their doors to women. Sarah Addleshaw – young, spirited and keen to prove her worth – begins term as the first female academic at her college. She is, in fact, its only female ‘Fellow’. Impulsive love affairs – with people, places and the ideas in her head – beset Sarah throughout her first exhilarating year as a don, but it is the Reading Party that has the most dramatic impact. Asked to accompany the first mixed group of students on the annual retreat in Cornwall, Sarah finds herself illicitly drawn to one of them, the suave American Tyler. Torn between professional integrity and personal feelings, she faces her biggest challenge to date.”–Provided by publisher.
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