Penulis: Margaret Kennedy

Lucy Carmichael – Margaret Kennedy's tenth novel, first published in 1951 and a work by a mature novelist at the height of her powers – opens on an unforgettably disastrous scene, as the novel&a …

The Oracles was the twelfth novel published by Margaret Kennedy (1896-1967) and its titular subjects are the members of a group of provincial intellectuals who happen upon what seems to them a piece …

Avant-garde composer Albert Sanger lives in a ramshackle chalet in the Swiss Alps, surrounded by his ‘Circus’ of assorted children, admirers and a slatternly mistress. The family and their home life …

According to a sensational West End play, the Victorian children’s writer, Dorothea Harding, was no dowdy maiden aunt, but the passionate participant in a torrid, tragic romance. It is the task of Ro …

Agatha is aware of an intensity, a powerful storm of emotion briefly awakened by a shortlived love affair with her cousin Gerald, that is entirely lacking from the successful marriage on which she is …

Betsy Canning is dissatisfied with life. She has always taken pains to be healthy, popular and well-treated, but despite her wealth, her comfortable homes and beautiful children, happiness eludes her …

Kate is bored of being overlooked by her grown-up children and decides to escape on an Aegean cruise. She ends up in Keritha a mysterious Greek island all but forgotten by the modern world. There she …

A Victorian gentleman is forced by illness to entertain himself with the family archive, and he uncovers the Regency-era correspondence and diaries of one Miles Lufton, MP – apparently a black sheep …

Elissa Koebel’s memoir is as scandalous and self-absorbed as its writer, but for Hope, it is more than just the latest salacious read. The chapter ‘A Summer in Ireland’ tells of an episode that Hope …

Romilly Brandon was heir to a fortune and the handsomest and liveliest young man in the county. But in his twenty-first year, the pretty daughter of the local parson, Jenny Newbolt broke his heart, a …

She is not only a romantic but an anarchist, and she knows the ways of men and women very well indeed Anita Brookner Hugo Potts is a successful London playwright enjoying his moment of notoriety. Ado …

Margaret Kennedy caught just the taste of the time, mixing a stolid domestic Englishness with ‘Continental’ bohemians Irish Times William and Emily Crowne seem to have it all they live a life of priv …

Kennedy was an acclaimed novelist and playwright best-known for The Constant Nymph. In this autobiographical account, taken from her war diaries, she conveys the tension, frustrat …

The Constant Nymph is a 1924 novel by Margaret Kennedy. It tells how a teenage girl falls in love with a family friend, who eventually marries her cousin, and explores the two girls' mutual jealo …

This summer holiday vintage crime classic exploring the mystery of a buried Cornish hotel invites us to solve the puzzle as detectives: perfect for fans of Celia Fremlin's Uncle Paul, Agatha Chr …

‘Brilliant portraiture … the clash between two incompatible worlds. Kennedy finds herself well to the front among novelists.’ – New York Times ‘The Constant Nymph is startlingly modern in its outlo …

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Mr. Luggie Tatters is a small mongrel rescue dog who lives an idyllic life on Forevergreen Farm and Garden Centre with his many friends that include doves, goats, puffins, deer, sheep, and herons. Bu …

Sommer 1947. Das an den Klippen Cornwalls malerisch gelegene Hotel Pendizack wird durch einen Felssturz verschüttet, und alle, die sich im Haus befanden, liegen unter den Trümmern begraben. Nur dieje …

»Alec und ich gehen getrennte Wege. Wir lassen uns scheiden.« Nicht dass zwischen den Müttern von Betsy und Alec Canning je ein gutes Wort gefallen wäre, doch als Betsys Brief eintrifft, sind sie sic …

In 1950s England, aspiring filmmaker Roy Collins stumbles upon a decades-old mystery surrounding Victorian author Dorothea Harding. As he delves into her tragic past, Roy uncovers secrets that could …

In this gripping post-war novel, a coastal holiday home becomes the site of a buried tragedy, as seven people die in a cliffside collapse. Through flashbacks, Kennedy explores the tangled lives of th …

Set in the early 19th century, this atmospheric novel follows a group of travelers sheltering in a crumbling hut on Exmoor’s bleak moorlands. As secrets and tensions emerge among the stranded, Margar …

Red Sky at Morning explores the intertwined lives of two families navigating personal and societal upheavals in early 20th-century England. Through sharp characterizations and intricate plotlines, Ke …

This insightful biography offers a compelling exploration of Jane Austen’s life and works. Kennedy, herself a respected novelist, delves into Austen’s personal history and literary achievements, prov …