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The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot is a novel by Angus Wilson, first published in 1958. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for that year, and has been regularly reprinted ever since.It describes the fortunes of Meg Eliot, a happy and active woman, Read More..

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Description	The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot is a novel by Angus Wilson, first published in 1958. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for that year, and has been regularly reprinted ever since.It describes the fortunes of Meg Eliot, a happy and active woman, the wife of a barrister, who finds herself a widow in reduced circumstances after the shocking murder of her husband abroad.Her attempts to rebuild her life are placed in contrast with the self-isolation of her brother, David, who lives with his dying partner Gordon at a commercial nursery in Sussex.Wilson conceived the idea for the story in September 1957, while visiting Thailand, which is possibly the model for the fictional country of Badai.Margaret Drabble. Angus Wilson. Secker and Warburg, London, 1995. Page 238.The first edition dust jacket was designed by Michael Ayrton.
Description	The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot is a novel by Angus Wilson, first published in 1958. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for that year, and has been regularly reprinted ever since.It describes the fortunes of Meg Eliot, a happy and active woman, the wife of a barrister, who finds herself a widow in reduced circumstances after the shocking murder of her husband abroad.Her attempts to rebuild her life are placed in contrast with the self-isolation of her brother, David, who lives with his dying partner Gordon at a commercial nursery in Sussex.Wilson conceived the idea for the story in September 1957, while visiting Thailand, which is possibly the model for the fictional country of Badai.Margaret Drabble. Angus Wilson. Secker and Warburg, London, 1995. Page 238.The first edition dust jacket was designed by Michael Ayrton.

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Name	The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot
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Authors	Angus Wilson
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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Pages	430pp
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Media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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Isbn	0-436-57505-1
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Oclc	256140343
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Publisher	Secker and Warburg
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