A classic novel from the author of Just William
Richmal Crompton (1890-1969) is best known for her thirty-eight books featuring William Brown, which were published between 1922 and 1970. Born in Lancashire, Crompton won a scholarship to Royal Holloway in London, where she trained as a schoolteacher, graduating in 1914, before turning to writing full-time in 1923. Alongside the William novels, Crompton wrote forty-one novels for adults, as well as nine collections of short stories.
Miss Crompton writes, as always, with distinction and humour. Her
story of Hermione's married life can be heartily recommended as an
individual novel about ordinary people. * Spectator *
It seems to me to have been done exceedingly well . . . You come to
know and like these Derehams, and appreciate the intimacy with
which they are presented -- Ralph Straus * The Sunday Times *
Ironical, humorous, and brilliantly understanding * Everyman *
It is continuously interesting. Miss Crompton is amazingly
sympathetic, amazingly shrewd, and Hermione and her family come to
life under her pen * Saturday Review *
You will find each boy and girl so vivid, and the sustaining thread
of Hermione's slow fulfilment so convincing, that the story will
enchant you * Evening News *
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