TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moore,George
TI  - A Mummer's Wife
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Adultery -- Fiction
KW  - Married people -- Fiction
KW  - Staffordshire (England) -- Fiction
KW  - Actors -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2005-02-01; Produced by Andrea Ball, Charles Franks, Juliet Sutherland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "A Mummer's Wife" by George Moore is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Kate, the wife of a sickly man named Ralph Ede, who is navigating the challenges of her domestic life and her marriage, marked by her husband's constant ill-health and irritability, as well as the tension with her mother-in-law.  At the start of the novel, we find Kate caring for Ralph during one of his asthma attacks, showcasing the strain and emotional turmoil within their relationship. The scene unfolds in a modest setting, where Kate is depicted as both devoted and weary, caught in the crossfire between her husband and her mother-in-law. The narrative delves into her thoughts and feelings as she contemplates her responsibilities, the dynamics of her household, and the intrusion of a lodger, Mr. Lennox, who is an actor—a source of contention with her mother-in-law. This opening sets the stage for exploring themes of love, sacrifice, and the complexities of life within a working-class family, all through the lens of Kate's experiences and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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ER  -