The Ladies by Doris Grumbach

The Ladies

Doris Grumbach

The Ladies is a touching, imaginative retelling of the story of two of history’s most interesting characters: Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, well-born Irish women who defied all conventions of their eighteenth-century Irish homeland and eloped to the small hamlet of Llangollen in Wales, where they lived as a married couple. There, removed from the eyes of the world, they hoped to live out their quiet lives. But the world outside gradually came to claim the Ladies – first out of curiosity, but eventualy ont he basis of profound respect, and even love.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

‘A tale told in delicate brushstrokes of a relationship in which two hearts came almost literally to beat as one.’

Newsday

‘Understated and elegant, this slim book is a true classic on that rarest of relationships, companions of the heart.’

San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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‘A tale told in delicate brushstrokes of a relationship in which two hearts came almost literally to beat as one.’

Newsday

In the late 18th century, Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby defied all conventions of their Irish homeland and eloped to Wales as a married couple.

There, over many years, they forged a romantic paradise from a simple country cottage and a few acres of land. They called it ‘Plas Newydd’ the New Place. Their home was filled with light and love, with the pursuit of enlightenment, with exquisite expressions of their devotion. Their land contained gardens and quiet paths for walking, fruit trees and flowers and bees, sheep and chickens and cows.

Eleanor and Sarah lived in almost utter solitude. When the outside world eventually discovered them, many people journeyed to Wales out of curiosity to meet the renowned ‘Ladies of Llangollen.’ All of them came away with profound respect for their way of life, their love for each other, and their courage to be themselves.

‘Understated and elegant, this slim book is a true classic on that rarest of relationships, companions of the heart.’

San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

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Details

ISBN	241114535
Genre	Historical Fiction
Copyright Date	1984
Publication Date	Nov-85
Publisher	Hamish Hamilton
Format	Hardcover
No. of Pages	210
Language	English
Rating	NotRated
Cover Artist	Gavin Rowe
BookID	6459