Celia

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Emily Hilda Daniell (1880-1949) was an English children’s writer, novelist, mountaineer, and advocate for female suffrage who wrote under the pen name E. H. Young. Despite being almost completely unheard of now, Daniell was a celebrated author who produced numerous best sellers during her time. First published in 1937, “Celia” revolves around the titular protagonist, a disillusioned housewife in her 40s who lives in a flat with her architect husband and two children. Instead of complaining about her dull life, she creates her own private world of thoughts that no one is allowed to enter. A poignant exploration of the oppressiveness of domesticity in Interwar Britain that will not disappoint those who have read and enjoyed other works by this author. Other works by this author include: Corn of Wheat (1910), A Bridge Dividing (1922), and Moor Fires (1916). Read & Co. Books is republishing this classic novel now in a new edition complete with a new specially-commissioned biography of the author.