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Miss Ranskill Comes Home

by Barbara Euphan Todd · 1946

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Tells the tale of a woman who goes on a cruise and is swept overboard. She lives for three years on a desert island before being rescued by a destroyer in 1943. When she returns to England it seems to her to have gone mad: she cannot buy clothes without 'coupons', and she is considered uncivilised if she walks barefoot or is late for meals.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thissatiresatireMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of this
Subject
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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 330 pages

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