Mrs Craddock (Paperback, New Ed)

Assertive and sensual, Bertha Ley finds herself carries away by a pass ion for Edward Craddock, a young man she has known since childhood. Sh e sees in marriage to him a chance to escape from the quiet life she l eads with her aunt - and to experience true love. But passionate and f ull of life, she discovers that little in her marriage to the dutiful and sensible Edward meets her expectations. And as passion dies, she f inds herself trapped in a loveless, oppressive marriage. Originally re jected by publishers, Mrs. Craddock was first published only on condit ion that certain 'shocking' passages were removed. It was thirty years before the full text could be published.