Louise marries wealthy but unappealing Stephen Halifex, and Sarah, newly down from Oxford, is thrown into family affairs and gossip. Allowed glimpses into the new alien life Louise has chosen, she is aware of the gulf between them. As Louise's marriage turns sour Sarah becomes her confidante and friend, until disaster binds them together in a bond of understanding.

The Life And Image Of Women Has Changed Immensely. The Early Woman Was Intensely Occupied From Dawn To Dusk In Keeping The Tribe Alive. Today Too, She Is Immensely Occupied But Her Suffering Has Not Changed.Margaret Drabble, A Contemporary Living Author, Residing In London Has Written Many Novels Portraying The Suffering Of Women. Her Heroines Are Occupied With The Difficulties Of Fulfilment And Self-Definition In A Man S World, The Conflicting Claims Of Self-Hood, Wife-Hood And Mother-Hood.The Present Book Concentrates Mainly On Those Novels Of Margaret Drabble Which Are About Feminine Experience.