Ebook {Epub PDF} The Marriage Bed by Constance Beresford-Howe

 · In Constance Beresford-Howe's most famous novel, The Book of Eve, published in , the year-old heroine tries to explain why she bolted from her long marriage to a demanding invalid husband Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Once again, Constance Beresford-Hower has approached a common theme from an uncommon point of view, with her own blend of perceptiveness and ironic humour. The result is a book that is gritty, entertaining, and, ultimately, optimistic -- just like its heroine. Constance Beresford-Howe was born in Montreal. She received her M.A. from McGill University in and her Ph.D. from Brown University in She taught English literature and creative writing at McGill until , then moved to Toronto, Ontario where she taught at Ryerson until her retirement in /5(3).

Beresford-Howe, Constance, The marriage bed / Constance Beresford-Howe. eISBN: I. Title. PSE76M37 C′ C PRB4M37 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. And she went on to write novels such as The Marriage Bed and A Population of One. Her last novel, A Serious Widow, was published in Beresford-Howe couldn't find a publisher for her next book. ‎Meet Anne Graham, mother of two young children, young, attractive, heavily pregnant — and alone. Things have not worked out at all the way Anne intended. Her promising academic career was cut short by an unexpected pregnancy and an early marriage. Her stable home life crumbled with her husband's ann.

The Marriage Bed by Constance Beresford-Howe, , New English Library edition, in English. In Constance Beresford-Howe's most famous novel, The Book of Eve, published in , the year-old heroine tries to explain why she bolted from her long marriage to a demanding invalid husband. Once again, Constance Beresford-Hower has approached a common theme from an uncommon point of view, with her own blend of perceptiveness and ironic humour. The result is a book that is gritty, entertaining, and, ultimately, optimistic -- just like its heroine.