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Overview'Helen Ashton has the power of writing about people as though she had known them all her life. One feels that one has lived next door to Martin Lovell ever since the day when he first set up house with Letty in chambers on the north side of Gray's Inn Square' wrote the TLS in 1932. Unusually, Bricks and Mortar is about the life of a London architect from the 1890s to the early 1930s; it is, as well, about a 'very decent, simple, sweet-minded creature' who realises that his marriage has been a mistake yet makes the best of things: because he has dignity, commonsense and kindness, and is 'very much in love with his profession', he has his own special brand of heroism. 'The story of Martin and his marriage is affecting, and all the more appealing for Ashton's irony and wit' said The Times ; 'intelligent and serious, vividly evoking the period, in parts genuinely touching' wrote the Victorian Society Journal . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helen AshtonPublisher: Persephone Books Ltd Imprint: Persephone Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 19.40cm ISBN: 9781903155394ISBN 10: 1903155398 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 22 June 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |