The Seven Sisters
The Seven Sisters by Margaret Drabble is a first edition novel published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2003. This 306-page work explores the life of Candida Wilton, a woman navigating the complexities of starting over after a significant personal upheaval. Recently divorced and distanced from her three grown daughters, Candida relocates from her picturesque Georgian home in Suffolk to a modest flat in central London, prompting her to reflect on her choices and the challenges of her new environment.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of resilience and reinvention as Candida confronts her past and forges new connections in a city that is both intimidating and intriguing. The story unfolds through her interactions with various women, each with their own stories of loss and survival, as well as her unexpected inheritance that adds another layer to her journey. The book presents a rich tapestry of psychological insights and familial dynamics, making it a thoughtful exploration of life’s transitions.
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From the celebrated author of The Peppered Moth and The Witch of Exmoor, a splendid novel about starting over late in life
Candida Wilton-a woman recently betrayed, rejected, divorced, and alienated from her three grown daughters-moves from a beautiful Georgian house in lovely Suffolk to a two-room walk-up flat in a run-down building in central London. Candida is not exactly destitute. So is the move perversity, she wonders, a survival test, or is she punishing herself? How will she adjust to this shabby, menacing, but curiously appealing city? What can happen, at her age, to change her life? And yet, as she climbs the dingy communal staircase with her suitcases, she feels both nervous and exhilarated.
There is a relationship with a computer to which she now confides her past and her present. And friendships of sorts with other women – widows, divorced, never married, women straddled between generations. And then Candida’s surprise inheritance…
A beautifully rendered story, this is Margaret Drabble at her novelistic best.
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