In the Summer House
Jane Bowles
The Winter Wife
by Claire Tomalin
Synopsis
This stage biography of gifted short-story writer Katherine Mansfield is set in the tuberculosis sanitarium where she went with her devoted companion, Ida Baker, to regain her health over the winter of 1920-21.
The play focuses on the relationship between these two ladies and on this important literary figure’s sensibilities as a writer and a woman, while revealing harsh truths about her marriage to a writer and critic who treated her with selfish insensitivity.
Press Reviews
"An excellent play."
— London Sunday Telegraph
"Most biographical dramas make one wish one had stayed home and read the book, but not this one."
— London Daily Telegraph
"Elegant [...] exquisite [...] a compelling study of feverish genius forced to admit dependence on someone who will never pronounce Avignon correctly."
— London Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Ida Constance Baker 32 |
| Dr. Bouchage 35 |
| Marie about 50 |
| Katherine Mansfield 31 |
Publication
The Winter Wife is a play written by Claire Tomalin and published by Samuel French .
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