Book description
A welcome reissue of one of Patrick Hamilton's best, with an
introduction by Doris Lessing. The Slaves of Solitude is set in a
wartime boarding house in a small town on the Thames. The Rosamund Tea
Rooms is an oppressive place, as grey and lonely as its residents. For
Miss Roach, slave of her task-master, solitude, a window of
opportunity is suddenly presented by the appearance of a charismatic
American Lieutenant. His arrival brings change to the precarious
society of the house and ultimately, to Miss Roach herself.
