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The Paying Guests, by Sarah Waters
Frances Wray and her mother have been sliding down the social ladder since the end of World War I. The Wray boys were killed in combat. The father died shortly after, leaving huge debts and bad investments. The Wray women have economized as much as they can but, their only choice at this point is to accept lodgers (called "paying guests" to save face). The Barbers arrive one summer day. By the time the summer is out, Frances will see love and death and legal drama and misfortune in Sarah Waters' The Paying Guests...
Read the rest of my review at Summer Reading Project.
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