Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple – 2025 Paperback

By Dorothy Whipple

Ellen North lives in suburban England with her husband and two children. She's a nice person and life is good. But when her mother in law takes on a young Frenchwoman as a live-in companion, things soon begin to go wrong. 

First published in 1953, this is full of the fully rounded characters and careful observation that I love in Whipple's novels. And, it's a jolly good story. It's also about love and marriage and human nature.

Paperback. New. Persephone edition published 2025.