Read by Harriet Walter

The first of CSA Word's popular women's short story collections An outstandingly good and very unusual collection - The Sunday Times This selection of stories relates the many experiences and complexities of womanhood; sometimes joyful, sometimes sad but always enriching. With stories by Edith Wharton, Katherine Mansfield and Elizabeth Gaskell - it includes Ladies in Lavender by William J. Locke, the inspiration for the film of the same name starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Narrated by Harriet Walter, a popular British actress whose movie and tv credits include Atonement, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Netflix's The Crown. Ladies in Lavander by William J. Locke Atrophy by Edith Wharton Some Ways of Love by Charlotte Mew Marriage a la Mode by Katherine Mansfield Right at Last by Elizabeth Gaskell The Sailor Uncle by Mary Ann Lamb Her Last Appearance by Mary Braddon The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilmore

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