In this novel, the maid Crosby continues to darn the socks of her former employer's son even after the family home is sold. That son, Martin, first appears as a boy studying for his exams and arguing with his sister, who becomes frightened when she visits a shop and sees a man exposing himself in the street. Their eldest brother studies Greek at Oxford, and publishes a translation of Antigone, a c
In this novel, the maid Crosby continues to darn the socks of her former employer's son even after the family home is sold. That son, Martin, first appears as a boy studying for his exams and arguing with his sister, who becomes frightened when she visits a shop and sees a man exposing himself in the street. Their eldest brother studies Greek at Oxford, and publishes a translation of Antigone, a copy of which he gives to their cousin Sara. Sara later meets their sister Eleanor during a bombing raid, where Sara introduces her to the Polish emigree Nicholas, whom Eleanor considers to be the type of man she would marry if he weren't gay. Its final section takes place at a party that reunites all the surviving Pargiters. Published before Between the Acts and after The Waves, for 10 points, name this novel that begins with the section "1880" and ends in the "Present Day," written by Virginia Woolf.
In this novel, the maid Crosby continues to darn the socks of her former employer's son even after the family home is sold.
The Years