Ladies of Lyndon Author:Margaret Kennedy Agatha is aware of an intensity, a powerful storm of emotion briefly awakened by a short lived love affair with her cousin Gerald, that is entirely lacking from the successful marriage on which she is about to embark. Beautiful, young and carefully brought up, Agatha knows she is securing a perfect and luxurious future in marrying handsome John ... more »Clewer and becoming Mistress of Lyndon, and she soon becomes the perfect country house hostess. But when Gerald reappears and war in Europe disturbs the sheltered comfort of Lyndon forever, Agatha is once again haunted by the idea of a different life.« less
An ironic comedy of manners, enchantingly witty and elegant Margaret Kennedy's first novel, The Ladies of Lyndon, will introduce this classic British author to a new generation.