The story of an upper-middle-class unwed mother in 1960s London, from a novelist who is âoften as meticulous as Jane Austen and as deadly as Evelyn Waughâ (Los Angeles Times).
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In a newly swinging London, Rosamund Stacey indulges in a premarital sexual encounterâand soon thereafter finds herself pregnant. Despite her fierce independence and academic brilliance, Rosamund is in fact naÃŊve and unworldly, and the choices before her are terrifying.
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But in the perfection and helplessness of her baby she finds an unconditional love she has never known beforeâand as she navigates a situation still considered scandalous in her circles, she may discover that motherhood and independence need not be mutually exclusive.
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From âone of Britainâs most dazzling writers,â the award-winning author of The Dark Flood Rises, The Millstone captures both a moment in history when womenâs lives were changing dramatically and the timeless truths of the female experience (The New York Times Book Review).
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