Business As Usual by Jane Oliver (English) Paperback Book

Description: Business As Usual by Jane Oliver Business As Usual by Jane Oliver and Ann Stafford was first published in 1933. Its a delightful illustrated novel in letters from Hilary Fane, an Edinburgh girl fresh out of university who is determined to support herself by her own earnings in London for a year, despite the mutterings of her surgeon fiance. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Business As Usual by Jane Oliver and Ann Stafford was first published in 1933. Its a delightful illustrated novel in letters from Hilary Fane, an Edinburgh girl fresh out of university who is determined to support herself by her own earnings in London for a year, despite the mutterings of her surgeon fiance.Hilary Fane is an Edinburgh girl fresh out of university who is determined to support herself by her own earnings in London for a year, despite the mutterings of her surgeon fiance. After a nervous beginning looking for a job while her savings rapidly diminish, she finds work as a typist in the London department store of Everymans (a very thin disguise for Selfridges), and rises rapidly through the ranks to work in the library, where she has to enforce modernising systems on her entrenched and frosty colleagues.Business as Usual is charming, intelligent, heart-warming, funny, and entertaining. Its deeply interesting as a record of the history of shopping in the 1930s, and fascinating for its unflinching descriptions of social conditions, poverty and illegitimacy. Author Biography Jane Oliver was the pen-name of Helen Evans (1903-1970). Formerly a PE teacher, a pilot, and Clemence Danes secretary, Helen met her co-author Ann Stafford (the pen-name of Anne Pedler, 1900-1966) when working at the Times Book Club. Business as Usual was their first joint novel: together and as solo authors they published at least ninety-seven books.Helen married the author John Llewelyn Rhys, who was killed in the Second World War. She and Anne founded the Llewelyn Rhys Prize in his memory. They later lived near each other in Hampshire where they were prominent historical novelists and campaigners for animal welfare. Long Description Business As Usual by Jane Oliver and Ann Stafford was first published in 1933. Its a delightful illustrated novel in letters from Hilary Fane, an Edinburgh girl fresh out of university who is determined to support herself by her own earnings in London for a year, despite the mutterings of her surgeon fianc Details ISBN1912766183 Author Jane Oliver Publisher Handheld Press Series Handheld Classics Year 2020 ISBN-10 1912766183 ISBN-13 9781912766185 Pages 266 Language English Format Paperback DEWEY 823.912 Publication Date 2020-03-23 UK Release Date 2020-03-23 Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2020-03-23 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Imprint Handheld Press Series Number 14 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-06-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136076671;

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