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The story centers on Edwin Page, a meticulous professor whose life takes an unexpected turn when he invites his new neighbors, Mrs. Botts and her alluring daughter Leila, into his home. Following his wife Cecilia's departure for a fellowship, Edwin becomes infatuated with Leila, imagining her as an ideal surrogate for Cecilia's unfulfilled motherhood. This darkly comedic narrative explores themes of obsession and the complexities of marriage, offering a subversive take on traditional relationships.
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The Sugar Mother, Elizabeth Jolley
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- The Sugar Mother
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elizabeth Jolley
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton for Persea Books
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN13
- 9780892554041
- Category
- Fiction
- Description
- The story centers on Edwin Page, a meticulous professor whose life takes an unexpected turn when he invites his new neighbors, Mrs. Botts and her alluring daughter Leila, into his home. Following his wife Cecilia's departure for a fellowship, Edwin becomes infatuated with Leila, imagining her as an ideal surrogate for Cecilia's unfulfilled motherhood. This darkly comedic narrative explores themes of obsession and the complexities of marriage, offering a subversive take on traditional relationships.