Lucy Carmichael (novel)

Lucy Carmichael is a 1951 romantic drama novel by the British writer Margaret Kennedy. It was her tenth published novel.^[1] ^[2] It was well-received by critics but did not repeat the success of her earlier hits The Constant Nymph and Escape Me Never.^[3] It was a Literary Guild choice in America.^[4] In 2011 it was reissued by Faber and Faber.

Synopsis[]

After Lucy Carmichael is jilted at the alter she slowly rebuilds her life by taking a job at an educational institute in rural Lincolnshire.

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