About this book
Set in the Potteries, the region in which Bennett spent much of his youth, this is the story of a miser's daughter who inherits a fortune. She stands out as a spirited, complex modern woman in a stifling and repressive society.
Subjects
FictionWomenCity and town lifePottery industryAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)England, fictionEnglish literatureBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Social life and customsManners and customsFiction, historicalMaterialismFathers and daughtersFiction, historical, generalFemmesRomans, nouvellesVie urbaineMatérialismeCity and town life -- FictionWomen -- England -- FictionPottery industry -- FictionStaffordshire (England) -- FictionStoke-on-Trent (England) -- FictionEngland