![]() ![]() Sally, hence, returns to her place of comfort and shelter – to the small village of Little Crampton under the care of her elderly guardian of sorts – Reverend Adam Loveday. The bohemian lifestyle that was supported by Sally’s dubious painting career is no longer viable. She is single, 31 years old and without means of income in war-struck Paris of 1915. Miss Salome Lunton or Sally Lunton is on the rocks. ![]() On the surface, it sounds like a mercenary tale but it is based on a unique social situation, which affected a whole generation of women, maimed by their inability to either earn a living or marry- due to so many men fighting and perishing at the Front, in the Great War of 1914. ‘Sally on the Rocks’ is the story of Miss Sally Lunton’s attempts to secure a husband for herself, to ward off future financial insecurity- in an attempt to prevent herself being flung ‘on the rocks’, as such. I’ve been sent a review copy of the book but all opinions expressed about the book are my own. ![]() ![]() I’m writing this review of ‘Sally on the Rocks’ as part of the British Library Women Writers Series Blog Tour. ![]()
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