Loving
by Henry Green
read: 2020
Time 100 Novels, Modern Library #89
A couple of interesting things about Loving: While many novels, particularly British ones, during the class-divided era tend to focus more on the aristocracy, this one deals more with the servants of an Irish country house. The owners of the house remain aloof, even absconding to London for a significant stretch while the help runs things. Secondly, there are numerous plot threads that never really resolve: the missing ring, Mrs. Jack's affair, Albert joining the war, the dead peacock, etc. This seems deliberate rather than careless, but I'm not sure what it signifies.
