Consequences (novel)

Consequences (novel)

Consequences by E. M. Delafield is a 1919 novel about a young woman entering a convent. Its heroine, Alex Clare, refuses to marry the only young man to make her an offer of marriage, and, finding herself regarded as a failure by society, must resort to convent life. E. M. Delafield herself entered a convent for a year, though was able to find freedom through working as a VAD. [1] Alex is not afforded such emancipation and her tale ends tragically as a result. After the departure of the much-adored Mother Gertrude, Alex drowns herself in the bathing pond at Hampstead Heath.

Consequences was republished in 2000 by Persephone Books.

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  1. ^ Encyclopedia of British Women's Writing, 1900-1950, eds. Faye Hammill, Esme Miskimmin and Ashlie Sponenberg, (Palgrave Macmillan 2009) pp. 67 ISBN 978-0-230-22177-2

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