Ladies in Waiting

By Austin B. Williams and Ian Dore

A collection of short stories featuring women who are either literal or metaphorical 'ladies in waiting'. From a young girl in service to a wealthy family, to the devoted companion of an ageing actress, each character faces unique challenges as they navigate gender and class expectations to find agency and fulfillment.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1981699929
• ISBN13: 9781981699926
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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