Midsummer Night in the Workhouse

Diana Athill

apr. 2024 · Macmillan Collector's Library · Lesari: Diana Athill

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A woman trapped in an agonising love affair; a writer avoiding the group seducer at a writers’ retreat; a girl experiencing her first kiss. Set in 1950s England, as well as Italy and France, Midsummer Night in the Workhouse is a collection of short stories written and read by distinguished editor and author, Diana Athill.

Written in the late 1950s, these short stories mainly centre around female protagonists. Several stories are based on events from Athill’s own life. From holidays abroad to love affairs and sexual encounters, these brilliant, touching narratives provide subtle snapshots of human experiences and stage portrayals of memory, conflict and adventure.

Midsummer Night in the Workhouse is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics including neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. First published in 1962, this edition includes a preface by the author.

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Diana Athill OBE (1917-2019) was a distinguished English editor and author, who worked for over half a century in publishing, collaborating with many notable authors such as Simone de Beauvoir and Philip Roth. Her work spans the literary as well as the personal: alongside her novels she published several volumes of her memoirs. Athill leaves behind a huge literary legacy.